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| International question | 11/11/2009 | Ron Z. Mendelson |
Q: i have a question on foreign trade. Why is it that an exporter would want a falling dollar while a ...
A: The simple answer is, if you are for example a Canadian Exporter, a weaker Canadian dollar makes ...
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| Foreign Investing | 10/19/2009 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I am trying to arrange my portfolio to ensure that it hedges against a falling dollar / high ...
A: I know many people believe this, and I suppose it is correct. As the dollar collapses large US ...
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| Islamic instruments and services | 1/26/2009 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I've noticed banks are offering Islamic instruments and services, is there any benefit to using ...
A: They are primarily structured to meet Koranic laws regarding money lending and investing. The only ...
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| Technical Vs. Fundamental Anaysis | 1/14/2009 | Ron Z. Mendelson |
Q: I am set on doing my own future investing & read where evaluating stocks using both technical & ...
A: Mike, Thanks for the question. To be frank I cannot recommend any such books from my own personal ...
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| KIVA ORG. | 1/5/2009 | Ron Z. Mendelson |
Q: MY MOM WANTS TO INVEST IN THIS ORG. SHE IS 76 YRS OLD... DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEM
A: KIVA.ORG appears to be a "broker" if you will. From what I can gather they match lenders with ...
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| exchanging us dollar to foreign currency | 11/21/2008 | Ron Z. Mendelson |
Q: With all that is happening I see a pattern of a weakening US dollar and where it stops nobody knows. ...
A: I assume you are a US Citizen/Resident So, assuming this is true, the first thing to determine is ...
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| investing in foreign currency | 11/21/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: With all that is happening I see a pattern of a weakening US dollar and where it stops nobody knows. ...
A: Well there are a number of ways. Many people just buy gold and silver as the ultimate "foreign" ...
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| Oil speculation | 10/27/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I have been hearing lately that the exit of speculators is driving down the price of oil. As ...
A: I really question this issue of speculators causing everything. Speculators can drive the price up ...
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| swiss safe-deposit boxes | 9/21/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Is the most secure way for US Citizen to invest there assets, is to have it transferred in to one ...
A: This is the second person in so many days to ask me this same question, and I must tell you that I ...
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| CFA vs MFin. | 8/21/2008 | Arturo Neto |
Q: Actually, what is the difference between CFA and Master in Finance (MFin) in terms of financial ...
A: the MSF is a full-time program that covers a wider array of topics within the finance field. The ...
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| question | 8/13/2008 | Arturo Neto |
Q: Financial research mainly focus on analyzing industry concentration variable (total sales of top 5 ...
A: Chances are that a majority of an industry's sales are concentrated in a few big players and hence ...
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| question | 8/13/2008 | Arturo Neto |
Q: Why do all financial research focus on analysing top 500 listed companies only?
A: It's not that they only focus on top 500 listed companies, but it is definitely skewed that way. ...
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| question | 8/13/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Why do all financial research focus on analysing top 500 listed companies only?
A: This is not exactly true. There is a lot of research on smaller cap companies. But the big money has ...
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| Accounting for a merger with an all-stock exchange | 8/12/2008 | Arturo Neto |
Q: I am wondering how a company records an acquisition price in a merger that is a 100% stock exchange. ...
A: The final price is based on the stock price when the deal is finalized. That is why when a merger is ...
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| Trading in LLC | 7/7/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I am currently studying currency trading and I am about to open my first practice account. When it ...
A: The advantages would depend upon how much you are putting at risk. The primary benefit is in asset ...
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| Foreign exchange | 6/17/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I live in United Kingdom and transfer money to Australia regularly. I follow foreign exchange ...
A: In simple terms, people believe that investing in Australia is better than investing in the UK or ...
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| Strong & Weak Dollar | 6/11/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Perhaps you can answer my question regarding the strength of a foreign currency. Is a weak dollar ...
A: I am not sure what you are asking? I think you are making it a little too confusing, or perhaps are ...
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| Investing in Depressions | 4/24/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: In times of depression it is said that you should invest in precious metals. It would be good to ...
A: It is really impossible to answer these questions without writing a book, and even then there is no ...
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| PayPal | 4/21/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Sir, I am a student from India and I work part time as a freelance writer. I work for an ...
A: Getting Paypal would be very helpful to you. But you will find it less helpful unless you use a US ...
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| Investing in foreign currency | 4/17/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Sir; I am trying to figure out how to keep money in a foreign currency savings account such as Euro ...
A: I am not going to try to discuss the complex issue of whether the US Dollar will go up or down ...
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| lost billions | 1/26/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: what actually happened to the 3.whatever billion pounds this french joker has lost?? he hasnt been ...
A: It did not disappear. He just made very risky investments without proper authorization. Then when ...
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| Off Shore Savings | 1/23/2008 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I have read your advice on off shore investing but I was wondering if you could advise me on the ...
A: Well you are confusing issues here. "Offshore" is a very relative issue, and depends upon where you ...
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| U.S green card Canadian PR card conflics | 12/21/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I live in Toronto and have a Perminant Resident card of Canada. I also got my U.S. green card last ...
A: I have never heard that you could not maintain a visa in another country while you maintain a PR ...
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| losing broker | 11/6/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Hay, Years ago I switched my investments from one major brokerage house to another huge one without ...
A: You do not need any license to buy and sell for your own account. The only people who need a license ...
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| sanctions and such | 9/21/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I know this might not quite fit your category but your field was the closest I could find. I'm ...
A: Unfortunately, if this is what you want to do, I would advise you to leave North America. There are ...
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| So how do we get close to physically investing in commodities? | 9/11/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Mr. Hay, you have opened Pandora's box about commodity investing. How do you suggest a person gets ...
A: Oh lord that is a tough one!!! But I am thinking of Black Walnut. They are very valuable, but the ...
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| assistance in investment | 8/14/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I HAVE A SMALL PRINTING PRODUCTION OFFICE. I WOULD ASK IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME OF SOMEONE WHO IS ...
A: I would love to help you, but it sounds like you are looking for someone to loan you money. As you ...
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| So how do we get close to physically investing in commodities? | 8/14/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Mr. Hay, you have opened Pandora's box about commodity investing. How do you suggest a person gets ...
A: I am not sure what box I opened? My memory is not that good. But if you want to invest in ...
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| Great depression | 4/10/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. Lately I have been interested in ...
A: There is no way of answering this. In the 30s the bars were also required to be turned in on the ...
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| Great depression | 4/7/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. Lately I have been interested in ...
A: It is true that US gold coin was required to be returned to the government (since it was US money ...
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| Great depression | 4/5/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. Lately I have been interested in ...
A: I have no idea if such an event would ever happen again, but it might. It certainly has happened in ...
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| what do i need to open peso account in mexico | 2/3/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: my name is Geoffrey Green. I really need to open a bank account in Mexico. i'm planning on traveling ...
A: Last time I checked it was easy. You just need all your documentation and an address in Mexico. The ...
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| Iraqi dinar vs. the Iraqi economy | 1/15/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I have read some articles that say that if the Iraqi dinar increases in value as quickly and ...
A: When a currency goes up, that means it is more expensive for other to buy. So if the Iraqi Dinar ...
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| Foreign Savings Accounts | 1/8/2007 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Any examples of why it is unwise?Hi, Is it possible to open a savings account in a foreign country ...
A: If you just open an account in your name, you will be required to declare that account if it is over ...
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| Emails from foreigners wanting to transfer/invest funds | 12/21/2006 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: How exactly do they scam you? By giving them a simple phone number or address can they access a ...
A: There are many ways. Either there is a last minute need for a modest amount of funds to release a ...
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| 23 year old college student | 7/30/2006 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I am 23 years old and still attending college. I have saved $10,000 so far. I don't have any debt ...
A: It sounds to me you are suffering from the typical college grad (or college grad to be). I total ...
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| Forex Hedging | 3/16/2006 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: We are a project based in Australia. One of our suppliers have a quoted a price for an item (that we ...
A: I wish I could answer this question with anything than the following comment: Good question!!!! ...
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| Commodities/Natural Resources | 2/15/2006 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Can you please help me understand something? I keep hearing about commodities (gold, oil, copper, ...
A: The problem is that there are many different ways of investing in commodities, but the closer you ...
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| index's points(?) | 1/13/2006 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: I just wanted to ask what exactly is points referring to when people talked about points movement of ...
A: An index, whichever one you refer to, is a list of various companies, sometimes modified by various ...
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| Global Real estate investments | 9/16/2005 | Alexander J. Hay |
Q: Currently investments in real estate index mutual funds (e.g. Vanguard REIT Index) are recommended ...
A: Not that I know of. Generally you just either have to invest in real property on your own, or ...
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