Alternative Outlook

On the back of a pretty uninteresting year for the gold market, financial institutions have been busy looking at what happened in the market and putting together their predictions for the year ahead. This article includes some interesting opinions fr… Continue Reading Is the Gold “Bull Run” coming to an end?

When investors are weighing their investment options, the most common considerations, seem to be risk versus return. This is the main reason that apprehensive investors have chosen the safety of a high interest savings account, over the risky returns… Continue Reading What, Who, When, Where, Why Container Investments Are Great

“I’m building up a business now and I cannot get over how successful it is.” Rare words to hear in today’s economy, and even rarer to hear them from a farmer.

But John Jackson has always ploughed his own furrow, so to speak. Seventeen years ago h… Continue Reading Rising demand for timber makes forestry a gold-plated investment

Gold has been coveted for millennia because of its beauty, rarity and virtual indestructibility. In the current economic climate gold continues to have merit as a store of wealth. Gold as an investment has grown in popularity in recent years, partly … Continue Reading How to invest in gold

“Biofuels stands out as the best option, considering the overall environmental, safety and security impacts.”

Volatile costs for fossil fuels and rising concerns over emissions. “A doubling of present CO2 emissions by 2050 if we do nothing.” A… Continue Reading Biofuels: The key to meeting marine emissions targets

Audi is building a plant that will use solar and wind power to make methane from water and carbon dioxide. The plant, which will use technology developed by Stuttgart, Germany-based SolarFuel, is scheduled to start operation later this year. It will … Continue Reading Audi to Make Fuel Using Solar Power