The Dubai economy was just a mirage with no solid foundation, says David Riedel, president & founder of Riedel Research Group, likening it to an over-sized hedge fund that got out of control. He speaks with Daniel Franklin of The Economist, CNBC's Lisa Oake & Karen Tso.

Invest in oil, base metals and soft commodities over gold, advises Roman Scott, economic spokesman for the British Chamber of Commerce & MD of Calamander Capital. He explains why in this installment of "Protect Your Wealth."

NBC Universal is going to integrate nicely with Comcast, believes Porter Bibb, media analyst with Media Tech Capital Partners. He tells Daniel Franklin from The Economist, CNBC's Karen Tso & Lisa Oake what is likely to happen to NBC Universal.

In 2010, Asia is probably a better place to be than in America and Europe, says Daniel Franklin, executive editor at The Economist. He tells CNBC's Lisa Oake & Karen Tso what the economic landscape will look like once the government stimulus is withdrawn.

Although India's GDP came in better-than-expected, Rajeev Malik, head of India & ASEAN economics at Macquarie Securities Group, says the growth is not self-sustaining. CNBC's Oriel Morrison and Anichya Shah find out more.

The RBA hiked rates by 25 bps to 3.75%, in line with market expectations. Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy & chief economist at AMP Capital Investors and Adrian Foster, head of financial markets research, Asia Pacific at Rabobank, give their instant analysis to CNBC's Oriel Morrison.