A ray of sunlight for expats amid UK Property doom and gloom
Any expat still holding property back in the UK has experienced more than just a sense of loss in the last 18 months.
While it is clear that there are regional variations between markets in the UK, overall there has been very real degradation of value throughout the whole property market...(read more) |
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What has really been lost in the credit crunch and global recession ?
With the continuing news of massive bailouts by Governments and emerging concern at the increasing numbers of other investment frauds, (“mini- Madoff’s”) Paul Gambles, Managing Partner at Asia’s foremost professional advisory practice MBMG, looks behind the numbers at what has really been lost – Trust...(read more) |
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Does your pilot have a parachute?
For many investors 2008 was a year they would like to forget in a hurry. But with 2009 bringing continuing uncertainty in the banking and investment sectors, those with hard-earned savings in funds which have had their value decimated are wondering “Should I bail out ? And where is my parachute ?”...(read more) |
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2008 has been one of the worst years in living memory for many investment classes. So where do we go from here? What can investors expect in 2009?
“You know until you see the light, there ain't no end, no end in sight…”
Steve Lukather, David Paich, Simon Phillips, Mike Porcaro and Bobby Kimball of Toto...(read more) |
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“Survival philosophies for investors in a changed world”
Major banks throughout the world are still seeking bailouts from governments and continuing to declare quarterly losses in the billions of dollars. Many companies across many sectors are announcing staff layoffs, plant closures and other cutbacks in spending...(read more) |
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Saving for retirement?
Today the average life expectancy across the globe has crept up beyond 65 years - in 1970 it was just 45 years. The hard lesson of the past six months is that there may be no single saving strategy to protect you from the global economic melt down.
2 Magazine asked MBMG group, Asia’s foremost professional advisory practice, if future saving strategies will look different from what we have seen in the past?...(read more) |
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Is it now the best or the worse time to buy my first property in Thailand?
The U.S. property market has fallen heavily this year and now in Thailand potential first-time condo buyers are also starting to wonder. Is this now the best or the worse time to buy my first property in Thailand? What are the potential losses and gains? How does it work anyway in concrete terms?...(read more) |
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The global credit crunch: what is it and what should I do?
Everyone’s talking about the world financial crisis. Understandably, people are asking questions such as: what it is, how did it happen and, being in Thailand, what steps should I take to cushion myself from its impact? 2 Magazine asked MBMG Group, one of the most established personal and corporate finance advisors in Thailand...(read more) |
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2009 Investment outlook
2008 has seen poignant slides of its financial predicament resulting in difficulties in anticipating what investors should do within their own portfolios to maintain their investment classes in 2009...(read more) |
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How is your portfolio look like in the Ox year?
Some investors consult swathes of charts and calculations to assist with financial decisions, while others like to rely on their ‘gut feeling’. But could there be a greater force guiding our judgment? 2magazine asked MBMG Group, Asia’s foremost professional advisory practice, to take a light-hearted look at how your Chinese zodiac sign, may be shaping your investment decisions...(read more) |