Thomassmicklas

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I am retired and take educated guesses on all things financial.


Shariah compliant bonds skirt the Islamic dictum that no interest is to be received from loaning money by linking bonds to an underlying asset, say, real estate, that throws off income. This arms-length strategy is designed to permit Islamic investors to receive money on their investment that is not technically interest. Recently, as pointed out in... read more

Posted on 10:29, November 28, 2009

An interesting point of view was articulated by FT's Assistant Editor Gillian Tett. According to Tett,"It is easy to imagine that some countries will end up eroding the value of their bonds by debasing their currencies." I believe he is correct.

Government bonds of the industrial world are believed to be a top drawer, AAA-rated safe investment. Investors... read more

Posted on 09:55, November 23, 2009

Here are the rules contained in the new legislation regarding tax credits for homeowners and first time homebuyers. I believe that the new extension with added benefits will not cause a pop in sales as did the initial program, which expired November 6th. The reason is that homebuyers rushed to get into a home under the former program. That said, I... read more

Posted on 20:43, November 16, 2009
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