Since 2008 equity markets have become increasingly volatile, with more frequent 100- to 500-point swings in a single day. Some of the volatility is due to economic conditions, such as the collapse of major financial institutions in 2008, and more recently, the debt woes in Greece and the European Union. The chief driver of market [...]

This last summer, with the Middle East up in arms once again, I thought I should consider including an oil ETF in my portfolio. There are a number of oil exchange traded funds, which allow investors to invest in oil without actually owning any of it. These financial instruments are not commodities but rather shares [...]

Risk isn’t just the chance of losing money. When I invest in stocks whether they’re penny stocks or blue chips I don’t just shrug my shoulders and say well everything you do is risky, you could be hit by a train tomorrow so you might as well go for it. There is calculated risk in [...]

Thailand welcomes foreigners for doing business or working in the country, but there is only a limited number of people from other countries that are allowed to work here. You need to go through a host of procedures for acquiring a work permit successfully. Here is a list of instructions that may help you go [...]

A promotional campaign where business promotion products are used is likely to be more successful if the promotional products in question are well distributed. Sometimes, we have seen people run relatively successful campaigns using a surprisingly small number of promotional products. In most of those cases, the secret to success is found in proper distribution [...]