Freedom at last !

62 years back Indians erupted in joy, on becoming a free nation. Their joy would have no bounds, especially for those who actively participated in the freedom struggle. The struggle to see India and the next generation of Indians free from the British rule, are we actually aware of it and do we realize the importance of freedom? If we really do so then we would not be still this poor, we would not be still fighting for petty things, we would not see so much corruption around us.

Are we doing enough for the country? Are we doing anything at all? Questions to ponder on the Independence day.

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Found a nice place where we can view the content from other Indian bloggers. This site is moderated, so we can be assured that we will be viewing only the best content.

Human beings

“The amazing thing for me about Human Beings is that there are Millions and Millions of them and each and every one of them have their own mind and each and every one of those minds is convinced that only it itself knows what is Right and all the other minds are Wrong. That’s from where all the comedy and tragedy and the drama of Life arise from.” – RGV

Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman Alcohol Pride Anger

Three things in life that, once lost, hard to build-up Respect Trust Friends

Three things in life that never fail True Love Determination Belief

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Gold prices

Factors which influence gold prices.

A) Weakness in the US dollar contributes to upward pressure in gold prices. So watch out for how the dollar is performing. A weak dollar forces people/brokers/banks to buy and use gold as an exchange mechanism instead of the dollar.

B) Rising equity market also forces some investors to shift their funds from gold to equity market for quick gains leading to reduced gold demand and in turn to lesser prices. So if the stock market is going up you have the double benefit of gold price coming down too.

C) High crude oil prices also impacts the price of gold. Higher the crude oil prices, higher the price of gold which is because investors buy gold as a hedge against inflation, and when oil prices go to lifetime highs people turn to gold and this higher demand drives up the price of gold.

D) Locally in India, the marriage and Diwali season see a very high demand for gold and this in turn rises the price of gold (has to since 60% of the world produce of gold is sold in India)

Gold prices are usually always on the upward trend.But there are few lean periods in which the prices are usually low compared to other months, they are July/August. So next time you want to buy gold look to the factors above and decide accordingly.

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