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Ash1982 · 2012-07-14 12:16:44

First state emerging market leaders £1,000 Investec Japan £1,000 Aegis European £1,000 JPM Natural Resources £400 GLG Technology £50 Regular saver set up £50 per month each fund

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gadgetmind Posts: 11,130 Forumite

15 July 2012 at 10:35PM edited 16 July 2012 at 7:32AM

sabretoothtigger wrote: »

Why is the expectation to make money on this again :think:

The traditional reason/excuse is that a sovereign state can pay its debts by taxing the hell out of its population. Yeah, right.

In the real world, they instead either print money, default, or both.

My subordinated bank debt feels safe alongside sovereign debt!

I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.

Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.
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