Eurozone PMI Disappointment and a Look at UK Public Spending

April 25, 2013

The following is an contribution for your consideration: Tuesday morning’s purchasing manager index from Chinese HSBC proved to be particularly disappointing, at just 50.5, spoiling Monday’s strong European finish on Wall Street. As long as poor data continues to feed in, there will be sustained concerns, in spite of relatively resilient markets in the US […]

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Here’s How Homebuyers Get Screwed By Getting Emotionally Attached to a Desired Property

April 23, 2013

Real estate transactions are incredibly frustrating.  In most transactions, someone gets really screwed – either the buyer or seller.  And often times, both parties feel they got screwed regardless.  There are any number of reasons this happens, not the least of which being the misaligned incentives of real estate agents, who tend to strike much […]

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What Was Your First Investment Ever?

April 20, 2013

I was thinking back to how I first became so enthusiastic about saving and investing and how far I’ve come since my dad brought home the first finance book I’d ever read from the library.  It was a book about George Soros and how he’d made Billions on a bet against the British Pound.  I’m […]

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5 Ways to Save Money with Little Effort

April 16, 2013

In our constant quest to save money on routine expenditures, I’ve reassessed where we have some opportunities and have already taken action in a few spaces to cut out recurring expenses.  Here are some key categories and considerations we’ve undertaken which may be of interest to you as well: Competitive Bidding – We need to […]

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Obama’s Chained CPI Controversy Explained

April 15, 2013

In last week’s budget announcement, the Obama administration included a provision which has liberals howling.  Without delving into mudslinging about political motivations, feigned outrage and the slanted media coverage this proposal has generated, let alone the irony that this measly cut was mixed in with $1 Trillion in tax increases during the same 10 year […]

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Expert Help – Accrued Interest on Debt

April 15, 2013

According to a recent study by Consumer Focus, over one million payday loans were taken out in the UK in 2009 – a four-fold increase from just four years before. With typical interest rates of between 1,000 and 5,000 percent, more than £1 billion was lent in this way that year. Interest accrues daily from […]

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