It happens; even the best lingerie wears out. So you have to make a day to go try on some more. You need a baby-sitter first of course; otherwise the baby or toddler will be sure start crying for attention just when you are in a state of undress in the fi...

For a mobile phone that does everything except make your coffee, choose the Nokia N73. It has so many cool features that your friends will drip green envy juice when they see you with one. The 3.2 megapixels camera is only a fraction of the additions to t...

At The Intelligent Investor we simply adore dividends. They may not be very sexy, but in a corporate world littered with half-truths and empty promises—and that's the good bits—dividends do at least provide a bit of black and white. A company can eith...

If you think it's hard to brew great coffee, think again. The main factor in the taste of coffee is actually whether it is fresh or stale. Coffee beans will go stale quickly and ground coffee even more so, so only buy what you will use in a week. Keep it ...

Coffee comes from two main beans, robusta and arabica. Both are grown in equatorial regions of the world, with the arabica grown at a higher altitude than the robusta. Robusta has the highest yield and largest amount of caffeine, but accounts for only abo...

Everyone wants to be at their fashion coolest with the latest clothing accessories. Handbags are designed to make a fashion statement these days so make sure you have one to suit every outfit. You may go for the leather-fringed or patched look or perhaps ...

In the fourth instalment of our value investing series, we get down to the nuts and bolts of valuation.In the second instalment of this series, in issue 198/Apr 06, we saw that shares are worth the present value of the future cash they can gen...

There's an important distinction between a supercycle for commodities and a supercycle for resources stocks.With a heading like 'Resources mania or mining supercycle?', a small piece in issue 197/Apr 06 was always likely to polarise opinion, a...

When you go to buy a coffee machine there are some features that you can do without and some that you may consider necessary, depending on your personal preference and lifestyle. If you are an early riser and prefer not to have that blinding light on firs...

What do value investing and skiing have in common? They both require you to overcome your natural instincts.If you've ever sampled the subtle delights of skiing—and the all too frequent and rather less subtle delights of landing on your back...

It's official; the latest must-haves for summer are accessories. The most important accessory for a woman is her handbag. Must-have is the large shoulder bag with just a touch of beadwork. If you're still in your teens, make it a glitzy metallic with lots...

Confused by some commonly-used investment terms? These explanations should help you out.New investors often find financial terminology quite daunting. The problem is exacerbated by some brokers and financial planners who, deliberately in our v...

A high dividend yield can indicate there's value in a stock, but there are plenty of traps for the unwitting investor.If you're anything like us, you probably enjoy running your eye down the dividend yield column of your favourite financial pa...

Don't know margins from margarine? Then make this article your bread and butter.We promised a closer look at the topic of gross profit margins in our review of small retailers last issue. It's a fascinating and important topic to explore and o...

Borrowing to buy shares is very popular, especially with those banks and brokers trying to sell you the loan.Ever thought of borrowing to buy shares? If our subscriber queries are anything to go by, using debt, usually in the form of a margin ...