Which is Better, a Bank CD Or an Insurance Company CD? Use This Quiz to Get Tons of Annuity Sales

The answer is it all depends. It depends of the purpose of the money and what the prospect wants to accomplish. A fixed deferred annuity can be a sensible alternative to a bank certificate of deposit(CD). Ask your prospect the following questions to determine if a fixed deferred annuity might better meet their long term … Read more

A Discussion of Stock Picks

Stock Picks are a great way to find new investment ideas, hot stocks and hot industries. Some stock plays are penny stocks, some are stock trades that could have a huge amount of potential. Investors should never invest in a stock pick unless they can afford to lose their entire investment. Stock investing isn’t without … Read more

Taxation In Thailand

Tax Thailand System The taxation system raises the revenue from the following taxes:Corporate income tax;Personal income tax;Withholding tax;Value added tax;Specific business tax;Customs duties; andOther taxes (including excise tax, stamp duty and petroleum income tax).The Ministry of Finance administers the tax collections through three central Government Departments of Revenue; Customs; and Excise. Local Governments levy tax on land (local development … Read more

Stock Market

Contents1. Market place2. Trading on the stock exchange floor3. Securities. Categories of common stock3.1 Growth stocks3.2 Cyclical stocks3.3 Special situations4. Preferred stocks4.1 Bonds-corporate4.2 Bonds-U.S. government4.3 Bonds-municipal4.4 Convertible securities4.5 Option4.6 Rights4.7 Warrants4.8 Commodities and financial futures5. Stock market averages reading the newspaper quotations5.1 The price-earnings ratio6. European stock markets–general trend6.1 New ways for old6.2 Europe, meet … Read more

Opalesque Hong Kong Roundtable: Reverse brain drain from New York, London boosts Asian hedge fund industry

Then the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98 made people realize that long-only leveraged equities or property were not necessarily the best asset classes, so they started to be interested in structured products or hedged vehicles. For many years, there was no interest in Asian-based hedge funds. If they were interested investing in a hedge fund … Read more