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Investment

  1. The threat of earthquakes in Tokyo, Japan 19 Apr 2012, 2:04 am
    Here is some important information for people buying property in Tokyo; and in fact anyone buying property in Japan. This story highlights the risks of buying property in Japan. There is an expected r. […]
  2. Summary: Market Outlook 2012-2014 8 Apr 2012, 1:46 am
    The outlook is for higher food and energy commodity prices, strong NZD, a two-speed economy, with high oil prices, the strong NZD going to undermine economic activity. There is going to be an attack... […]
  3. Japan's property - cheapest in the world 2 Apr 2012, 10:55 pm
    According to a recent survey, Japan has the lowest housing prices in comparison to income. I encourage expatriates and Japanese people to look at the foreclosed property market because houses can be b. […]
  4. Don't read too much into Chinese GDP figures 6 Mar 2012, 8:26 am
    Australian markets are down today. Not surprising - the commodity markets are down. The question is - should they be down? Well, the purported reason for them falling is the 'concrete' reason that Chi. […]

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Business

  1. Malware solution for Android phones 22 Nov 2011, 6:54 am
    This strikes me as a good opportunity for some budding Android programmer. Read this article and you will see that Google Android is expected to have a problem with malware, as opposed to Apple. The s. […]
  2. Product policy which is logical and contextual 4 Jan 2011, 5:50 pm
    One of the mistakes that businesses make is:1. Adopting dogmatic policies which are difficult to interpret2. Remove the product policy discretion from staffConsider the following negative feedback tha. […]
  3. Stories of 100 top Asian CEOs 28 Aug 2010, 3:54 am
    Looking for inspiration for your next business, check out the following website. It seems like most business activity is being outsourced to Asia, so this website will give hope to those of you who wa. […]
  4. Developing a functional business 20 Jun 2010, 2:13 am
    Business in the West is far better in developing countries. The reason is that they tend to have operating manuals for staff to review before they start work, and they offer hands-on support. This is. […]

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Lifestyle

  1. Campervan for sale for $NZ5000 at Auckland or Queenstown Airport Thursday, 17 May 2012, 3:32 am
    We are looking to sell a nice vehicle well-suited to campervanning. We used this vehicle for campervanning as well as mountain biking. Its a really good vehicle for these purposes because:1. Short whe. […]
  2. Long term interest rates outlook - NZ Thursday, 19 April 2012, 10:21 pm
    NZ - read this and learn - inflation rates will be down for 30-40 years so go out and buy a home, or float your interest rate. There is going to be a rise in rental yields, so you may as well do it no. […]
  3. Racism in NZ Friday, 13 April 2012, 9:00 pm
    Racism is rife in NZ. Interestingly however it does not preclude you from surviving in this country. There are a number of strategies for avoiding it:1. Don't walk on sidewalks; as you stand a greater. […]
  4. Report card for National Party Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 4:45 am
    Ok, here is my report card for NZ's National Party....I got a bit bored going through this list....but it gives them something to start on.See this policy list from the National Party - reading this I. […]

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Efficacy

  1. The value of fruit - when to eat? 13 Apr 2012, 8:54 pm
    Someone mailed me this - and it seemed to be based on reasonable premises; though you will need to verify for yourself. Some of it is not controversial.We all think eating fruit means just buying frui. […]
  2. Painful Journey with Sciatica 7 Apr 2012, 10:39 pm
    This personal account of overcoming Sciatica comes from my father. Its a fantasy way of saying he has a pinched nerve I suspect. You could see this account as the medical service being thorough or ove. […]
  3. Submission on NZ’s “Green Paper on Vulnerable Children” 31 Jan 2012, 7:35 am
    Here are my answers to questions from NZ’s “Green Paper on Vulnerable Children”. You can answer as many or as few questions as you like.1. Has government got the balance right between supporting. […]
  4. Research supports hope for Andropause sufferers 3 Oct 2011, 9:16 pm
    If you read the following article you might be inclined to believe that - if you are over the age of 40 years old and tired, that you are suffering from Andropause. The reality however is that people. […]

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Thinking

  1. Review of the Zeitgeist: Moving Forward Documentary 29 Apr 2012, 2:17 am
    Several years ago there was a movie-length documentary on the internet which went viral. I sung its praises at the time because it offered a lot of compelling and factual evidence to support its argum. […]
  2. Is the US looking at a war with Islam? 8 Apr 2012, 6:33 am
    Here is another good post which conveys the problem with American values. It conveys how the anti-intellectualism in America, and even more so in the Arab world, is driving us towards another war. I o. […]
  3. How long before civil war in Europe? 8 Apr 2012, 5:26 am
    People, this is a good example of why Britain and the rest of Europe is doing to the dogs - by 'dogs' - I mean the collectivists on both sides - the Brits and the Muslim Brits. The dialogue in this vi. […]
  4. Racial prejudice attributed to Labor's Bob Katter MP 2 Feb 2012, 8:55 am
    It seems there are a great many people being fooled by a hoax - at least on some level. There is a speech being passed around Australia which is attributed to Bob Katter MP, the sitting member for Ken. […]

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  1. To all readers 10 Apr 2011, 3:00 am
    Hi all, It has been a long time since I have posted an update. The reason is that I have been focused on the preparation of more books. In the last week I have taken time off from this exercise to upd. […]
  2. 2010 Property Investment Reports, Now Available! 13 Feb 2010, 8:37 am
    Last week we completed the latest revision to the Japan Foreclosed Property eBook. This 182-page report has new sections on risk management, leasing, as well as updating economic and real estate stati. […]
About The SheldonThinks website was established in 2005 by Andrew Sheldon to provide readers with time-critical investment advice. Since its inception the organisation has expanded into a range of other areas, applying its critical thinking tools to other areas including ethics, system analysis, economics, trading & investing, as well as public policy. Calendar year 2010 promises to be another great year for SheldonThinks, with a number of new publications planned.