Posts Tagged Informed Choice
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A beginner’s guide to investing in commodities
Posted By : Daniel Kiernan on August 26th, 2011
Location : gold
Commodities are a hot topic at the moment, with prices soaring as other asset classes falter. In August, the price of gold hit a record-breaking $1,900 an ounce, and the price of a barrel of Brent oil – dubbed ‘black gold’ – is consistently hovering above $100.
Recent stockmarket volatility and increasing UK inflation have driven investors towards tangible assets. Commodities, like much else, are subject to the economies of supply and demand.
When supply falls, as in the case of oil, the price will steadily rise. Likewise, when demand ri…
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Time for fine-wine investing?
Posted By : Daniel Kiernan on February 21st, 2011
Location : wine
Last year, fine wines returned an impressive 40.5% on the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index, with limited volatility. But is this outstanding performance likely to continue through 2011 or should investors steer clear?
The Wine Investment Fund (TWIF) predicts that the Liv-ex index will finish 2011 at around 407, a rise of 21% compared with its 2010 year-end level.
There is high demand for wine, especially in Asia, and a limited supply of expensive vintage wines that make good investments.
Andrew della Casa, director of TWIF, says that w…
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