Have you ever considered this about the Swine Flu. It was just a year ago since we had a potential worry about the Bird flu pandemic. A great fuss was made, the media was all over it, telling us scary stories about the virus, jumping from birds to humans. Also telling us that potential of killing us, …continue adventure

Spread Betting and Chartism

Have you seen the adverts where you can make £10,000 a week (through financial spread betting) with only an hour’s work and give up your day job. Trading strategies that can guarantee you £400 a day. Yes, yes we have all seen them. Do they work? No, these are get rich quick schemes that all of us dream off yet but rarely work. These elaborate courses teach you trading strategies that don’t need complex analysis. Just look at charts and once reach a certain level all you do is buy and sell. Easy as tying your shoe lace and no brains required. Even Bush could do it! …continue adventure

Do you think the Banknote you hold in your hand or wallet is really worth anything?

After looking closely at a British banknote you will see that it says “I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of… ” (the value of the note is either £5, £10, £20 £50 or £100). So, what would happen if I went to the Bank of England and asked them to exchange the bank notes I own for an equivalent value in Gold? After much research I finally found my answer. …continue adventure