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Investing in gold is simply the best alternative that you can do today if you have nothing to do with your dollars lying idly in your bank. Gold is the best commodity that you can hedge on because it will be in the upswing for a long time to come. With the severe limitations in gold production and its dwindling supply in the open market and the strong demand of emerging economies, gold is indeed becoming a rarity of sorts.

The S&P (Standard & Poor) Australian Indices group companies according to company market capitalisation and provides a market benchmark for investors. Each S&P index aims to address the need for investor and investment managers to benchmark against a portfolio characterised by sufficient size and quantity.

Australian S&P Index

• S&P/ASX 200 Index - ASX code: XJO: The S&P/ASX 200 is comprised of the S&P/ASX 100 plus an additional 100 stocks.

I've long wondered why some companies that are listed on the Australian sharemarket have the NL suffix to their company name. What does N.L. mean? A company name must indicate the company's legal status. A proprietary company must include the word 'Proprietary' or the abbreviation 'Pty' in its name. A company must also indicate the liability of its members in its name:

• if the liability is limited, the company name must end with the word 'Limited' or the abbreviation 'Ltd'

It is surprising to note that most CFD traders trade online without having any specific trading plan with them. They do not fully comprehend the details of any CFD trading system. There are several types of trading systems available that are purely mechanical. However, there are several other systems that also rely on trader judgment which is gained over a period of time and experience in the market.

A friendly takeover is the opposite of a hostile takeover. A friendly takeover occurs when the offer by the bidder is accepted by the board of directors of the target company and recommended to their shareholders. The board would usually accept an offer from the bidder if the offer is beneficial to and serves the interest of the target company's shareholders.