Archive for October 2008
How can I get investments for my startup?
I’m planning to start a graphic design and web development business in Dubai, UAE. Here in the UAE, you require an office to register a business name.
But I’m not exactly sure how investments work. Does the investor buy the office, equipment and softwares and I pay him a percentage of the profit for a couple of years?
Is there a good website with explanations on terms such as mutual fund, bonds, equities…that also explains how to get started? I need help understanding person finance and investments. Any useful advice appreciated.
Personal finance, I meant!
Which types of investments benefit most from being in an IRA?
I have roughly half of my money in IRAs and half in taxable investments. If I have a diversified portfolio, which investments should be placed in the tax free environment in order to maximize my total return? I’d like a list in the following form
(best in IRA) #1 actively traded investments
with high turnover
#2 ?
#3 ?
…
(best outside IRA) #N Tax free bonds
It would be great to have answers from people who have actually run the numbers themselves (as a physicist I have little trust in the math illiterate) I am particularly interested in seeing where one would rank “value” mutual finds vs “growth” funds as I have seen different opinions on this. Also interesting: index funds, SPDRs, foreign mutual funds, REITs, taxable bonds, something else?
Assume I have a middle class income (60k/yr) if that makes a difference.
June 2009



