LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS & PASSIVE INCOME

Finally managed to buy the Japanese REITs yesterday. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is about 14-16 hours ahead so you have to submit it and check on it later to see if you got lucky.

I’m betting that the Yen will appreciate 20% against the US Dollar[although as moominvalley pointed out, I bought it with Australian dollars!] and that the stagnant Tokyo RE market will pick up.

On another note, the $50 amazon gift card give-away for posting on The Weekend Investor forums doesn’t seem to be taking off. I might have to put up another prize to maybe give away a ~100 year old Morgan Silver Dollar to the person with the highest posts! [login to the weekend investor and let me know if you think you need more motivation!]

• Byron Wien's 2008 Annual Top Ten Surprizes List Byron Wien, chief investment strategist for Pequot Capital, has once again published his annual list of economic, market and political surprises. Last year, he got about half of his predictions right. He predicted gold bullion at $800, oil at $80, surging grain prices, and the rise in Latin America's economies.......
• And The Winner Is Inflation! As I mentioned in a previous post about Exxon being the new whipping boy, I'm trying to find out whether the US economy is more likely to head into an inflationary period or slip into recession.Based on several sources, I feel we will see inflation. According to Financial Sense,the U.S.......
• Why Do Most Small Businesses Fail? If you've ever been interested in working for yourself, or starting a small business, you've heard the statistic that most small businesses fail within the first 5 years. Why is that? The most common reasons given are: Lack of experience Being under-capitalized (running out of money before you achieve......

• 1896 Silver Dollar Coins & Paper Money -> Coins: US -> Dollars An 1896 silver dollar is one of the Morgan dollars that were minted from 1868 to 1904, and then later again in 1921. The image on these coins was designed by George T. Morgan, and while his dollar is a collector......
• Ooo! An extra quarter! I put a dollar into the vending machine to buy a 75¢ snack. I reached down for my change and there was an extra quarter in the change dispenser that someone had forgotten. I couldn't help it -- I immediately thought "Ooo! An extra quarter!" I was all excited about......
• gemshine.com free present Gemshine gives a stunning sterling silver heart bracelet for FREE with every order (coupon code: VALENTIN). Selecting a Valentine's Day gift can be a very tough job as it is not always easy to find a gift that is romantic and unique, and really conveys the depth of your love.........

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