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Author: Etienne Edwards van Muijen

  • 19 Utilising the gold silver ration

    The gold to silver ration indicates not just how much silver you need, to buy the same weight in gold, there are also ways to benefit from it.

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  • 18 Investing in health and surroundings

    This article will highlight the importance of keeping yourself healthy, and your core world in a good place.

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  • 17 Equity valuation: Growth, EPS, cash or book value

    This article will evaluate several ways of deciding how much a company share is worth, based on a few traditional methods. It does so by comparing several often used, and taught equity valuation methods. Should be noted that each method has its ups and downs, depending on the specific industry and even company.

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  • 16 Typical frivolous spending

    This article will provide a few things that people tend to waste money on, including a brief explanation. Anything that you genuinely want to spend  money on is to be considered useful, the rest might fall under the title referred category. Remember time is also a valuable commodity that can be expensed.

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  • 15 Larger or smaller bullion, cheap vs affordable

    Precious metal can be bought in many different varieties of gram or troy ounce. The main choice is saving for a big investment or several smaller ones.

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  • 14 The importance of fixed expenses

    In this article we will further examine regularly recurring costs, for their impact on free cash flow.

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  • 13 Investment grade precious metal collectibles: Sentiment or smart

    Over recent years an increasing number of bars and coins is made from gold/silver without being made as a straightforward investment: Because it is made, possible just sold, at a higher premium, justified by its special appearance or link to a popular cultural phenomenon.

    In this article we will examine this form of purchasing gold and silver, to determine its merit. Should be noted that at moment of writing it is primarily gold and silver, other precious metals are also suitable, manufacturers simply have not gotten around to using them yet. Though platinum is gaining momentum. Copper is also not that rare, if you know where to look.

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  • 12 Paying down debt, why it is essential

    A brief essay on the importance of paying down debt, instead of issuing more or regular spending.

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  • 11 Eurobonds, loss of sovereignty or not

    For several decades the European Union has not only existed but also looking for more funds, every single year. One of the methods that it desires most is Eurobonds (bonds issued by all member countries, for which all are individually responsible*). We will endeavour to shine a light on these bonds.

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  • 10 Consultants and coaches

    As the number of blue-collar workers has fallen, the number of people whose job it is to provide advice and such has increased. This is not necessarily a bad thing; were it not that they mostly kick in open doors or fail to see beyond their own noses. We will discuss two variants of these professions, the coach and the consultant.

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