New Videos at the Saving and Investing Channel on YouTube

Seven new videos have been uploaded and are available on the Saving and Investing Channel on YouTube. They fill-in against some of the other material that has been available for some time and discuss some pretty straight-forward concepts. The video subject titles are:

- Private Equity, IPO, Public Equity
- Who issues Bonds?
- Market Efficiency
- Index Funds and ETFs
- Hedge Funds 4: Fund of (Hedge) Funds
- First Principles of Taxation
- Two Generic Types of Pension Plans

Best Regards,

Michael

The Saving and Investing Forum

We are pleased to announce the launch of the saving and investing forum. The idea behind the forum is to provide a place to share ideas and thoughts regarding markets, securities and opportunities from around the world. We value all contributions - but also very much encourage specialists in particular areas (for example residential real estate in Australia) to share their views and provide insights. It can also be a great way for these experts to show their presence.

Markets globally are increasingly quite integrated - the more views and the more thoughts we have, the more useful the forum. And for those firms or individuals that want to stand above the crowd in a certain area, it is a great way to make themselves known to the world.

The forum can be reached either via the main savingandinvesting.com site, or via savingandinvestingforum.com.

Make your views heard and make yourself visible - join the forum.

Great Places to get Market Info

There are some great places to get information on what is going on in stock and bond markets, as well as in the overall economy. Some great ones include:

- Bloomberg.com
- Google Finance
- Ft.com
- The economist
- thestreet.com
- Barron's/WSJ (subscription)

There are many more, but there is so much information that can in fact be had without even paying for it.

Affiliation with Taxcafe

We are very pleased to announce an affiliation with Taxcafe - a leading provider of up-to-date tax information in an easy to read and easy to understand format.

When it comes to saving and investing, the fact is that governments do not want a large group of 60-65 year-olds that are reliant on handouts and begging for money to survive. Therefore, governments in developed countries and even most 'emerging' ones, put in place tax incentives and ways of putting aside money that makes it interesting to do so. For example, the government might allow tax-free compounding of money, contribution to a pension and avoiding all tax on that contribution, or no tax on capital gain of a primary residence etc. These tax incentives are put in place as they are deemed beneficial for the country and its individuals as a whole.

Most of these incentives are fairly straightforward and governments expend a lot of time and money to 'market' them as well - as do banks. Nontheless, for specific tax planning - advice and informing oneself can be hugely advantageous. Finding out what it possible - and therefore legal. That is where Taxcafe comes in - easy and simple guides covering specific topics such as family tax, business tax and property taxes.

Because these laws change from time to time, we wanted to have an affiliation with a dedicated tax expert that stays on top of this permanently. To visit the Taxcafe bookshop, click here:

http://www.taxcafebooks.co.uk/index.php?id=11195


Happy tax saving!

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