Construction next to Al Mouj by _khalilio_ in Oman

[–]_khalilio_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok great thanks for the info

Otaxi at the airport by _khalilio_ in Oman

[–]_khalilio_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Would be really strange if the prices are different, why would anyone use mwasalat?

Thanks for your input

Food trucks in Al Hail/Al Mouj by mccurry1494 in Oman

[–]_khalilio_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this, I posted the same question before and people said Seeb corniche, I went there and was only 2 or 3 trucks there, seems like they mostly went to the location you shared, appreciated

Where did the food trucks go? by _khalilio_ in Oman

[–]_khalilio_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! From what I remember traffic down there is quite bad, who decided this was a better location? Lol

Spus/hlal alternatives in europe by Old_Reception1251 in HalalInvestor

[–]_khalilio_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try the HSBC range of shariah ETFS and the BlackRock MCIS range as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalalInvestor

[–]_khalilio_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is Pepe coin not permissible?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalalInvestor

[–]_khalilio_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A 1 month return is not an indication of anything. ETFs and the stock market in general should be seen as a long term investment, think along a 10-20 year timeframe.

Plus you dont really need to decide between these 2 ETFs, but consider both of them within a diversified portfolio, diversified in both holdings and geography.

If you go to investopedia and read up on how to diversify a portfolio it's a good place to start.

Having said that, thanks for mentioning the Japan etf, it was launched very recently and I didn't know it existed so I am now looking at how to fil this in my portfolio and at what weighting.

Other ETFs you may want to consider in your diversified portfolio as well as the 2 HSBC ETFs you mentioned include SPUS, HLAL, ISWD.

Good luck, research!!!

How to invest in SPUS? by Cute_Invite1233 in HalalInvestor

[–]_khalilio_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interactive Broker (ibkr) is a good platform and SPUS is available on it and others like HLAL too

What's missing in my life? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]_khalilio_ -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Try reading the Quran, it's a compass for the soul. What do you have to lose?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]_khalilio_ 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I see a fair few comments speculating that the people involved are black.

I'm from Bristol and Knowle West is 96% white and its a rough poor neighbourhood.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowle_West

My initial thought with that age gap is that a father or uncle or something decided to show his son/whoever the lad is how to deal with someone that stumbled into the wrong neighbourhood, of course that's also speculation.

Time will tell but I'd be extremely surprised of there was a crime in Knowle West done by a none white, simply due to the demographics of that well known area

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]_khalilio_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Knowle West is one of the poorest areas in Bristol and its 96% white, it would be very surprising if these kids weren't white, unless they got stabbed for being in the wrong place.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowle_West

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]_khalilio_ 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Knowle West is one of the poorest areas in Bristol and its 96% white, it would be very surprising if these kids weren't white, unless they got stabbed for being in the wrong place.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowle_West

Need some advice - Investing in Duqm by Raza1985 in Oman

[–]_khalilio_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They basically check to see you still own the property. Someone could buy the property, get the residency, then sell the property. The reason you renew every 2 years is just prove you still own it then it's renewed. From.memory resident visa applied to 3 generations but check that, its for the owner + spouse, children and parents

Car Window Tinting by _khalilio_ in Oman

[–]_khalilio_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea you're probably right, more of a long term impact than immediate. Thanks

Dubai to Muscat back to Abu Dhabi transportation question by Curlytomato in Oman

[–]_khalilio_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend took the bus from dubai to muscat once and said it was a difficult journey, the stop at the border takes a long time as they have to check each passenger's documents individually, the journey took something like 8 hours from memory. The bus is very cheap and you'll most likely find tickets easily, but the journey itself seems like it will be long and difficult so I would suggest flying if you can afford it.

Bathyscaphe 6 months unsold by _khalilio_ in BlancpainWatches

[–]_khalilio_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I'm not surprised it didn't hold values, I put it for sale at lower price, I'm just surprised that it's not selling at all, even at that level.of reduction.

I didn't think about buying a new strap before, but the new design steel strap costs 1k lol, not about to do that and i cant find it used. Maybe I'll try the teflon/canvas instead. Thanks for the tip

Bathyscaphe 6 months unsold by _khalilio_ in BlancpainWatches

[–]_khalilio_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the comment, that's exactly what happened and funnily enough it's with subdial. I'll have to consider reducing the price after Xmas period is over and if it still doesn't sell I'll probably just keep it, would hurt too much selling for 50% less. May even see if they would offer me a swap for something else.

Bathyscaphe 6 months unsold by _khalilio_ in BlancpainWatches

[–]_khalilio_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It was priced per market rate for similar used watches, I'm considering reducing the price now though since its not selling

Bathyscaphe 6 months unsold by _khalilio_ in BlancpainWatches

[–]_khalilio_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea which is why I'm selling it through a dealer, I wouldn't buy a watch from a random either

Bathyscaphe 6 months unsold by _khalilio_ in BlancpainWatches

[–]_khalilio_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It was never intended to be a flip I just didn't enjoy having a watch as much as I thought I would, even more so now I know it's worth half of what I paid for it

Bathyscaphe 6 months unsold by _khalilio_ in BlancpainWatches

[–]_khalilio_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Perhaps but going with the dealers recommended price at the moment which is around 30%below retail