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Investment

  1. NZ property market outlook 30 Jun 2009, 5:14 pm
    Here is a good blog post if you are interested in the NZ property market - and questions of when to buy. See blog.----------------------------------------------Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
  2. Silver prices close to support 21 Jun 2009, 2:31 am
    Silver prices have pulled back considerably of late. The $13.75/oz level will likely prove to be support, and provides a good entry point. I would wait for support though since there is downside to $1. […]
  3. Gold prices poised 21 Jun 2009, 1:18 am
    It is apparent from the chart that gold prices have fallen back to a support level. If this level holds as I expect it will, then gold will be testing its previous high of $986/oz. I have been very ca. […]
  4. AUD set for weaker outlook 20 Jun 2009, 9:44 pm
    Australia has had a strong recover over the last 6 months, rising from 62c to 82c to the USD. In the next 6 months I would not be surprised to see the currency come off. There are of course some posit. […]

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Business

  1. Renewable energy 11 Apr 2009, 4:26 pm
    The prospects of energy market reform are going to change the world. The pace of this change is likely to depend on two factors:1. The capacity of manufacturers to produce the plant needed to drive ma. […]
  2. Outsourcing business services to Asia 14 Mar 2009, 8:30 pm
    The idea of outsourcing business services to Asia has grown over the last decade. The 1990s as a period of liberalising markets. By the 2000s there was a skills shortage, there was a pool of skilled l. […]
  3. Vertically integrated food enterprises 3 Jan 2009, 5:25 pm
    Food retailing is big business. In small markets it can be very lucrative business. Most countries have established food enterprises that display a great deal of market power. There are 2 types or mod. […]
  4. Moves towards integration and customisation 3 Jan 2009, 5:24 pm
    This article on Chumby strikes me as the way of the future - or at least one path. This path promises several things:1. Customization of product - I believe we are moving to an era where style will be. […]

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Lifestyle

  1. Do NZ property inventories indicate anything? Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 4:59 pm
    SMH Online has reported that property inventories in NZ appear to have bottomed. The weeks of sales inventory has fallen from a peak of 50.2 weeks in June 2008 to 31.5 weeks this June 2009. This need. […]
  2. How should the NZ government boost the economy? Friday, 29 May 2009, 12:47 am
    It so happens that the NZ places a great deal of weight on what I think. In fact every day before the Prime Minister eats his Sultana Bran he calls me up and asks me "Andrew Andrew, what should I do,. […]
  3. The Philippines - The Killing Fields Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 1:33 pm
    Gaving lived in the Philippines and travelled there several times, both as a single guy, and in a relationship, I can say that the Philippines is a dangerous place for foreigners. The Philippines is a. […]
  4. Cheapest domain names in Australia & NZ Monday, 25 May 2009, 6:51 pm
    If you are looking for the cheapest domain names in Australia and NZ, I recommend the Crazydomains website. Note that they have cheaper domain names than websites in NZ; probably because of their larg. […]

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Efficacy

  1. Mind what you read 20 Jun 2009, 9:55 pm
    Have you noticed that people can be divided into categories. If you want a sense of how you might categorise people, consider the following groups:1. Sense of reality: By that I mean people's perspect. […]
  2. Love - for good or worse? 4 May 2009, 4:08 am
    The following video will appeal to many people, and so it did to me on one level, but not in the sense that it was supposed to. Of course no assertion is made. Too few people are courageous enough the. […]
  3. Why Bill Gates should not be president 3 Jan 2009, 2:17 pm
    I think kids need to understand that adults are not perfect, that they make mistakes. It doesn't matter how important people are, they all make mistakes. There are a number of reasons why people make. […]
  4. Which online dating forums are the best? 2 Jan 2009, 8:10 pm
    I think the best online dating forums are the ones that have themes unrelated to 'personal relationships'. I think there is little reason why you should be paying to advertise your profile on some blo. […]

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Thinking

  1. Ayn Rand Institute addresses Republican Party 11 Jun 2009, 9:22 pm
    The Republican Party has suffered one of its biggest election losses in history. Its fair to say that a great many people will be looking for a re-think on values. It is fair to say that these people. […]
  2. A dividend from the Australian Tax Office 10 Jun 2009, 1:40 pm
    I received a dividend the other day. Low and behold its from the Australian Tax Office. I really must thank Google (Gmail) because it was correctly labelled as 'spam'. Rest assured I'm not taking any. […]
  3. Politics in the Catholic Church 25 May 2009, 5:04 am
    There was an interesting story on ‘Australian Story’ tonight about a Catholic priest at St Marys Church is Brisbane. Father Kennedy was evicted as administrator of St Mary’s because of his alleg. […]
  4. Clever advertisement for Chinese market 11 May 2009, 4:50 pm
    This strikes me as a particularly good advertisement by Pantene for the Chinese market. All the better because the message has important implications for thinking throughout Asia. All the better becau. […]

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    Remember the bad old days when governments used to print money to finance expenditure? Well they are coming to a country near you. We are now seeing the Bank of England resort to the printing press, a. […]
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