Since the financial crises we’ve constantly heard about the Euro Zone sovereign debt issues. These are the debt problems of the PIIGS nations of the EU. The PIIGS are Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain and three of these nations have received bailouts. With the other two not far from being broke.

I went to Builders Warehouse the other day to top up all the gas cylinders I use in my gas heaters. When I got there they said all their gas was sold out. After trying another two stores that were also sold out, I realised how higher electricity prices and our overburdened electricity infrastructure is causing everyone to seek cheaper alternative sources of energy. And natural gas is a very affordable alternative.

I've been waiting patiently for markets to take a dive and just before the public holiday season started I got exactly what I was looking for. There was another massive 834 point down day which gave my readers an excellent opportunity to get into the latest Stockmarket Sleuth share pick.

In Trading Tips we often talk about “gearing your investments” and I’ve recently had a couple of questions about what this actually means. So today I thought I’d take the opportunity to explain exactly what it is.

For today’s edition of MoneyMorning, I asked international currency expert Michael Sankowski’s to share his expert tips to mastering the currency market.

Explorer David Livingstone (19 March 1813 to 1 May 1873) was among the most popular national heroes of late 19th Century Britain. Today you and I recognise his name thanks to a successful advertising campaign for the Rolux Magnum lawnmower brand, widely broadcast on South African public television through the 1980s and 1990s.