LucasH

But I wish it did! I mean really, when is there enough relax time? There isn't, that's the answer! And it's really annoying.

For instance, I had a friend approach me to help him with some finance stuff, because they were looking to create an investment portfolio and they knew that I was interested in that sort of thing. I think basically he wanted to have some idea before he met with an accountant so he could sound the guy out. By no means am I an expert, but when you have friends that can tell you anything about something as… open to misuse by others, as money, then you make use of their expertise when you can!

I pointed him in the direction of a few good sites and said I would help more when I had the time, or he could go ahead and investigate all this himself. I wanted to help, but I didn’t have the time to sit down and help properly, and I didn’t want to help half-assedly. He came back to me today to say that he had found a good offshore financial service, and that he was going to be investigating it further. He offered to pass along what he found, too.

I found it really refreshing to see someone really doing their homework before investing anywhere, especially as, like me, the guy is busy! If everyone was as careful with where they put their money, then I think a lot of people would be a lot less worried in general life. That’s just the way it seems to me, anyway. There are things that are way beyond our control, like what happened to the international finance markets, and that is always going to be the case, but if we are careful with what we do have control over, then I’m guessing we would be able to accept easier those situations that weren’t our faults, and have a lot less situations where we could have done something differently to gain a better outcome. I’m rambling now, I know it. That’s it then, enough.

That last post I wrote really got me thinking. Do I sincerely want to invest in offshore accounts? In foreign currencies? I’m not sure, but it is pretty damn interesting. I am at a point now where I can really start to think about longterm investments.I used to just save all my money to high-interest savings accounts, and before the financial collapse, that was working for me. But now the interest rates just aren’t matching up, and it seems as though it would be time to think on this a little more.

Not sure though, because I really don’t have a lot of faith in any financial market, right now. It’s hard to get over the fact that a small handful of greedy men managed to collapse the entire world economy, and I think that has left me – along with a billion other people – pretty shaken.

My current account pretty alright,, but it isn’t anything to be excited about, and I know that a money broker would be the right person to talk to about all this, but again, trust has been badly shaken, and I don’t think I trust strangers with my money at this point, perhaps at any point.

So if I want to do this myself, I am going to have to really sit down and go through a heck of a lot of brouhaha documentation to find exactly what is right for me… and that is a little unappealing, even with my fascination with financial issues. There are others out there, who look into this stuff themselves, there are even finance forums… which I find humorous for some reason… :lol: I remember reading, but can’t find the article now – of course! :roll: – , that the two markets to keep an eye on are the Australian dollar – but only if investors feel like being a little risky – or the Japanese Yen – if investors decide to be cautious – but that still seems risky. I like that my own bank has foreign currency bank accounts, which makes me feel a little safer, because I could always whip the money back to my normal account if things turn sour…. but yeah… I think I am just going to sit on this for a while and think more.