The sad part of any recession is that millions of people are not in control and can do nothing to stop the economy from affecting their way of life. With oil prices it seems, out of control, with food prices rising faster than inflation, and house prices expected to fall by over 20% this year, we have to admit that a new recession is upon us. This article is going to show you how a new revolutionary anti aging product can help you beat the recession.
It seems everyday now on the news, people are losing their jobs and many millions are expected to lose their homes. Could you be one of them? Are you next when your company makes cut backs? Can you comfortably to pay the increase in your mortgage payments and maintain your level of living standards? If you can then you should be ok, however, many millions of people will not.
So what can you do to protect yourself, protect your income, protect your home and possibly prosper from the recession itself?
Firstly, it is important to understand that this is not the first recession we have been through. History shows us that recessions occur less frequently now than they did some 50 years ago but more importantly, what can we learn from past recessions to use to our advantage?
From all previous recessions, only 3 industries out of hundreds have managed to expand and keep their business growing regardless of what is going on around them. So, can you think of what these industries are?
The first two will actually make sense, however for most people reading this, the third industry will come as a surprise at first.
The sales of beer and alcohol maintain steady growth throughout recession. This makes sense as people begin to feel the stress and strain and look to put their troubles behind them and drown their sorrows in a bottle.
Cigarettes also see an upsurge in sales during recession. Although recent times has seen millions of people quit the habit, when recession sets in, millions of people begin putting cigarettes back into their mouths in the hope it will relief the stress they are feeling.
The third industry that sees steady growth throughout recession is....COSMETICS!
The first quarter of this year, 2008, saw retails sales drop some 15% from last year. Restaurants reported a 25% decrease in customers. Travel companies announced a 30% fall in package tour vacations and flights. Cosmetics announced a 33% rise is sales! Wow! Here we are about to enter into a new recession that will effect millions of people worldwide and yet the cosmetics industry announces a 33% rise in sales!
Surprising this will be for many people reading this, but the truth is obvious once you look deeper into it.
Cosmetics of course covers a wide range of products, including make up and skin care etc. When you think for a minute it makes sense that people will continue to put make up on to look good and buy products that make their skin feel softer and help them look younger.
The sales of Anti-Aging cream is now actually one of the fastest growing marketplaces in the world. This of course is due to the huge baby boomer market now reaching the age of 50.
The baby boomer market is by far and away the largest marketplace of all and most of these people have what we call expendable income. Although many of course are affected by the recession, many millions of baby boomers are not.
Anti-Aging cream is the perfect product for these people as they strive to look younger. Many would rather in fact spend their money on products that help them to look younger, rather than spend money on products that help them feel better! Strange but true and probably related the to fact that if you look great, you feel great.
So, if you want to protect your income and even prosper during a recession, the best market for you to get involved in is Cosmetics and in particular, anti aging products!
But the tax haven of Andorra goes against economic reasoning and could see a rise in value this year - over the inflation rate - just as it has done over the last five years.
There are good reasons why demand for Andorra property - and a further rise in value - is likely to happen.
The top reason is that Andorra is a tax haven, and the wealthy buy property to gain residency in Andorra for her tax haven status.
Even in times of recession Andorra is popular as the wealthy want to preserve their wealth, and having Andorra residency means their capital is free of many of the taxes they would have to pay in their homeland.
Andorra is also known for her ski holidays, competing directly with the French ski holiday industry, and Andorra apartments are often bought by skiers for a holiday home, and rented out for income while not skiing themselves.
A third stream of buyers come from the local market, Andorra has some 80,000 people living in the country full time, with many people upgrading or downsizing, meaning Andorra has three streams of property buyers - the local market, those buying for her tax haven status, and holiday home buyers for the skiing.
Soldeu Ski Resort
Last year saw a slowing down of the world's economy, and property markets shortly after the economic downturn news slowed down too.
Andorra achieved a near 5 per cent increase in her property values in 2007, and some potential buyers considering residency are assuming that real estate in Andorra could see a fall in value in the year ahead, as other markets start to fall.
But according to Tribune Properties, who specialise in Andorra real estate, they could well be wrong in their assumptions.
They report that based on the first half of 2008, the full year will be similar to 2007, with a near 5 per cent rise in property values. But they have noticed some difference in the last twelve months in what buyers expect, and the amount of money people are spending.
'Over the last twelve months the average purchase price of an Andorra property has risen surprisingly,' they say, adding 'Two years ago the majority of our sales were for apartments around the 300,000 Euro level. Now we're selling as many properties in the half a million to million Euro bracket as we are at the 300,000 Euro level.'
Part of the increase in value of the typical Andorra property now being sold is due to the better known European tax haven of Monaco, where there is a shortage of property, and real estate ranks among the highest in the world. It's now rare to find even a studio apartment in Monaco under a million Euros - and for the same money and tax benefits that would buy a good house in Andorra.
'It used to be said that you could see property buyers filling the lounges of Monaco's hotels - it's now the hotels in Andorra where the buyers are', claim the property company.
Given a new airport is due to open in two years time, Andorra property could come through any recession with rises in value.
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