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what are the investment choices where I can avoid tax or atleast get least taxed on my investments ?

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Green Day asked: I learned even mutual funds are taxed - so I'm seeking any investment opportunities or ways or chances where my money is save and yet can sort of avoid tax or at least get the most reduced tax on my investments. w_danko - thank you , I'll wait ...

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What would be your recommendation for investments in the following industries?

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Cifru asked: Suppose you believe that the FED/Central Bank is going to dramatically loosen monetary policy. What would be your recommendation for investments in the following industries: a) Gold Mining b) Construction

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What are the best investments during an economic depression?

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

MoMo asked: Not to be all doom and gloom, but in my opinion, the writing is on the wall regarding the economy, the real estate and financial markets, and I am extremely worried about the future. So what are the best investments during serious recessions or even depressions or ...

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What kind of investments is this? How do I start investing like this?

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

deftonehead778 asked: A friend of mine was describing how he makes money doing investments a certain way. He said that he put some money in some account or something, and people will go somewhere and apply for some sort of loan. The financial place calls him up and ...

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Who do I talk to about making investments?

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

catherine B asked: I have saved up a few thousand dollars and I know that market is bad but I want to look into making investments to make some money. Who do I talk to?

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What are the pros and cons of hiring a stock broker to make your investments? Pros and cons of mutual funds?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Daniel C asked: I don't have a lot of understanding of how it all works out, but I've heard since I was in middle school that I should invest. There's mutual funds and there's buying stocks from companies. I know what the difference between stock and bonds are, I just ...

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I have some very conservative investments, mostly mutual funds. What will happen to them in a deep recession?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

"Kh a a a a a n n" ! ! asked: I have some mutual funds which are made up of very conservative investments - nothing too risky. Over the past few decades this fund has done nothing but grow slowly. Sometimes it goes down a bit, sometimes ...

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How do I take control of my investments from a financial advisor?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

seal asked: I have an advisor who isn't advising very well. I'm not getting much bang for the fees that I pay. The investments I've made on my own are outperforming the funds my advisor controls. I don't really want to transfer to another advisor, who will ...

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How do mutual fund investments affect my taxes?

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Neolithisistic asked: Do I need to claim the interest earned from the fund in my income taxes if my investments don't exceed a specific amount? Additional factors include the following: I'm an American living in Thailand, earning Thai baht. I'm not on a work permit so therefor I'm "off the ...