Archive for February, 2008

MONEY Magazine - March 2008

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Finally got my money magazine today for March edition. Did not expect them to send the magazine out before the start of the month. Subscribe the magazine for $44.00 that includes 11 issues. That means I am paying $4 for an issues compare to getting the magazine at ...

Why buy Zinifex ?

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Zinifex Limited (ZFX) is one of the largest zinc and lead miners in the world. The company's operations include the mining and processing of zinc and lead ores. Mines include Century in Queensland and Rosebery in Tasmania. Silver, copper and gold are by-products. Zinc and lead smelting assets were sold ...

Zinifex my first CHOICE

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

As I mention in my previous article that the ASX Public Sharemarket Game started on the 21 February 2008. Decided to make this game slightly more interesting. Instead of buying and selling the share at market price, I would want to buy it at a lower price and sell it ...

Melbourne’s property boom cools off

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I was looking at the news at ninemsn and the article "Melbourne's property boom cools off" caught my attention. The article mention that the clearance rates is less then 60%. Decided to find out what is the clearance rate for the past few years. The following are the result ...

ASX Public Sharemarket Game starts Today

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

ASX Public Sharemarket Game officially starts on 21 February 2008. In the game, everyone who joins the game is given $50,000. End of the game which is 5 june, the winner is decided base on the amount of profit you obtain from share training. The following are the listing of ...

Tax savings with Private health insurance ?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Are you earning more then $50,000 in a year ? Then you should consider getting a private health insurance. Why so ? Every Australian pays the medicare levy which is 1.5% of their total income. This contributes to the delivery of Australia's Health Care system. For those who earn more ...

Getting a house when you have 5% or 20% deposit ?

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

[wp-google-maps lat=-38.012,lon=145.13286530971527,zoom=15,zoomcontrol=large,width=480,height=300,map=true,sat=true,hyb=true,ter=true,searchbox=true] Address : 2 Greenbush Grove, Waterways Price : $595,000 Property Type : House Suburb : Waterways Region : Melbourne Region Bedrooms : 4 Bathrooms : 2 Carspaces : 2 Will you be getting a house when you have 5% deposit ? Or you would get a place when you have ...

Have you earn more or Did you save less ?

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

  I wonder if the earning power among the people around has increase. Guess, Gucci and Coach are such a common brand among my girls friend. Lately my mum only knew about Coach. Heard of your friends planning to go Europe, US, Japan, Australia and Taiwan for holiday? Is the holiday package now ...

Inflation, Recession and the Economic Cycle

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Written by : Stephen Schurr Inflation, which occurs when prices rise as an economy overheats and demand outstrips supply, is the 800-pound gorilla that strikes fear into the heart of Wall Street, Main Street and Washington. But it is one part -- the other part being recession -- of a broader, continuous ...

Saving is a slow and patient process

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

When I was a kid, my daddy started to cultivate me to save. I started off saving with a small piggy bank. I still remember there was once my piggy bank broke and I was crying as I thought that I lost all my money in the piggy bank when ...