thank you.
On Oct 28, 4:56 pm, xi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, if you have to borrow at 7% it is not a business. Only at low > rates it is. Now, relations with banks might help to cut those rates, > to collaterallize loans with properties might help too, maybe not. I > guess it depends on each individual investor and each bank. > > If one has to collateralise loans I would say this is not the right > time for such liabilities, not yet. In my opinion, the right time will > be when inflation will be higher or much higher. Then, properties will > help a lot not just with rates but to borrow at any rate. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On 28 oct, 18:06, Justice <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My comment: > > > I guess most people over here are into long term investments, and no > > into short term investments. If so, do not read further. > > > For short term and long term investments: > > > 1) Farmland wih good water supply > > 2) Produce food at home or elsewhere > > 3) Commodities. > > > What follows is just for short term investments. > > > Japanese Yen has been along years the favourite currency for carry > > trade. However, since interest rates in USA are close to zero and US > > dollar seems headed to fall deeper and deeper as long as we can > > foresee, US dollar has taken the place of the Yen. It maes easier for > > Americans to enter into this business. > > > For those of you that do not know it, it basics is simple. You borrow > > in very cheap conditions a devaluating currency and inmediately > > acquire high yield bonds (or something else) denominated in a > > currency > > that raises. Right now the favourite currency to acquire is the > > Australian dollar, although NZ dollar is to ponder and watch too. > > > Brief training > > course.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUSiahpanKohttp://www.youtube.com/watc... > > > I have no relation with that forex agency and I have no idea of its > > reputation. I post it just because its explanation seems easy and in > > good English. > > > Why now?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs4WPwHCG1Q > > > Also, I have no relation with that forex agency and I have no idea of > > its reputation. I post it just because its explanation seems easy and > > in good English. > > > and what she predicted is now > > happening.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7RswDxmDg7o > > > Just information for those who want to check with their favourite > > broker. > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > Xi > > > =========== > > I brought this over from the other board. > > > My comment: banks are borrowing at zero - and perhaps they are > > purchasing baskets of currencies since it's such a good way of making > > a return. > > > But for everyday people the interest rate is about 7% (that would be > > money taken from equity in a home). > > > The only way this might work in the short term is to take money that > > is in savings and only earning about 2% to make this purchase as a > > hedge. > > > Is that what you mean?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
