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The stock market is the most commonly traded investment and is known to give the best returns over time. It is easy to trade and investors just have to buy and hold, for capital appreciation or for dividends.
Yet, two recent events have shown that it is not as simple. One, the decision by the major shareholders of CK Tang to privatise the company. And two, ATIC’s ( Advanced Technology Investment Co, the technology investment company of the Abu Dhabi government) purchase of Chartered Semiconductor with plans to delist the stock from SGX and Nasdaq. Read more…
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I totally agree with Mandy. These are some of the risk, that investors have to put themselves in when they invest their money in stocks. There is risk free alternative by putting your money in precious metals to protect wealth. For more information regarding precious metals, please visit getsilver.blogspot.com
Hi Brandon,
I’m pretty surprised to find someone started a blog on silver. It’s usually gold and more gold. Kudos to you.
I don’t understand what you meant by risk free alternative. An alternative by itself represent an opportunity cost and that in a way is risk.
Cheers!