Aug
26Bargain seeking investors have been buying stocks in significant volumes as fluctuations continued in markets around the world.
Continuing the trend seen over the past couple of weeks, TD Waterhouse said trading volumes remained high in the week ending 23 August, with investors particularly interested in buying.
Indeed, the ratio in terms of buys to sells of
Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of
Jul
28With precious metals largely delivering appealing returns once again in 2011, we have taken note of exchange traded funds that allow the investor to gain diversified exposure to the physical metals and not rely solely on the spot returns from one single metal such as gold or silver
For instance, ETFS Physical Precious Metals Basket is weighted towards physical silver , physical gold , physical platinum , and physical palladium .
GLTR has recently traded at its highest levels since early May.
Similarly, ETFS Physical White Metals Basket has exposure to physical silver , physical platinum , and physical palladium .
These ETFs may be appealing to those investors who want exposure to precious metals but are not comfortable with their risk being tied to only one metal at a time.
ETFS Physical Precious Metal Basket
Jul
27Via Springwise, comes news about this weeklong bus tour of Spain for surfers:
Surfing is enjoying a fresh surge in popularity in Spain, so it’s no wonder Surf Road Experience is offering its surfing trips every week. The company has reportedly decked out eight British-style double-decker buses with beds, showers and all the amenities surfers might need, and every Monday new tours depart from the northwestern city of Vigo. A surfing instructor goes along on each trip, and up to 12 surfing enthusiasts aged 12 and up are equipped with surf boards for the week. Days, then, are spent touring the mainland coast in search of good waves and good times, with surf lessons provided along the way. Trips for novices and advanced surfers are available; pricing is EUR 445 for a six-day trip or EUR 190 for a weekend version.
Jul
27ETF Spotlight on Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond , part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $444.6 million.
Objective: The ETF tries to reflect the performance of the J.P Morgan GBI-EMG Core Index, which provides exposure to local currency bonds issued by emerging market countries. The ETF benefits when emerging markets currencies appreciate against the U.S. dollar.
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