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Sniff sniff sniff.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI've got £300K in Zopa.
HTH
What is that smell?
Dogshit:?
Horseshit:?
Ah. No the unmistakened smell of bullshit:
What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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I was thinking on moving into CHF. Not due to current gig. If you see what they pay their contractors you would sell their stockOriginally posted by milanbenes View PostTomas,
considering your client I'd have thought you'd have moved into chf yonks ago
there no currency speculation involved it's simply a case of get out of dodge, I mean, out of u$d, £ and euro and into something safe like chf/norwegian krona etc
sprinkle in some au
and voila you will sleep peacefully
Milan.
"Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View PostTomas,
considering your client I'd have thought you'd have moved into chf yonks ago
there no currency speculation involved it's simply a case of get out of dodge, I mean, out of u$d, £ and euro and into something safe like chf/norwegian krona etc
sprinkle in some au
and voila you will sleep peacefully
Milan.
How about investing in a selection of top yielding Swiss stocks?
SMI (Switzerland) highest dividend yielding stocks
Since they are priced in chf, any further falls of Eur/£ means you are quids in, plus any yield is a bonus.Comment
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45% box
30% beech
25% hollyAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Gold. It's very valuable at the moment, unlike that worthless tory gold that I got rid of years ago.Comment
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Indeed. You got us into a lot of debt, but at least you had the decency to completely devalue the £ so it doesn't seem as bad.Originally posted by gordonbrown View PostGold. It's very valuable at the moment, unlike that worthless tory gold that I got rid of years ago.
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And Red Ed will be finishing off "the project" in about 4 years time. Jolly decent chaps, all in all.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostIndeed. You got us into a lot of debt, but at least you had the decency to completely devalue the £ so it doesn't seem as bad.
Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.Comment
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Slightly Red Ed may be our new leader in 4 years time, but he'll have to raise his support in the parlimentary Labour party first. He also needs to find some competent Labour MPs to serve as ministers. Then again Labour suffers from a shortage of talent.Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View PostAnd Red Ed will be finishing off "the project" in about 4 years time. Jolly decent chaps, all in all.
I mean Alan Johnson seems a descent bloke, but he's not equiped to be chancellor.Comment
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