Retailers are getting better at helping people shop, aren't they? One great example is a child's gift registry for their birthday. But is it really such a bad idea?
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The past week in monetary policy saw three central banks announcing interest rate changes: Poland increased 25 basis points to 4.75%, Malawi hiked rates 300bps to 16.00%, while Belarus cut rates -200bps to 34.00%. Those that held interest rates unchanged were: UK 0.50%, Russia 8.00%, Indonesia 5.75%, Korea 3.25%, Norway 1.50%, Malaysia 3.00%, Serb
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The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced a 50 basis point cut in the required reserve ratios (RRR) for deposit taking financial institutions, effective 18 May 2012. The new required reserve ratios will average 20.00% for large banks, and 18.00% for small banks. The move is expected to add as much as 400 billion yuan of liquidity to the financi
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Last week saw the release of a plethora of Chinese economic activity data, all of which came in weaker than expected. Money supply and loan growth data dipped down again in April after having put in reasonably strong growth in March. Industrial production also came in weaker than expected at 9.3% for the year to April. Retail sales growth also d
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Dividend investing is one of the best ways to build wealth. Learn how to use stocks that pay dividends to create your own streams of passive income.
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Your financial records can be the key to your peace of mind. Unfortunately for most people, those documents are a great source of anxiety and frustration. But that's all about to end right now.
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The best way to start a business is as a side business along with your job. You make money while growing your business. How do you manage both without hurting either?
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Warren Buffett and his pal Charlie Munger always say that they are looking for companies that have a “durable competitive advantage” and have low debt levels.
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As I was paying for my rent this month I realized that this is the only time I ever use personal cheques. These things are pretty dated...what do we use now?
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Higher student loan interest rates are probably not a bad thing, along with other reforms needed in the student loan market.
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Some great ideas that a college student can take now to make sure that they graduate and have a good financial future.
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If you do business online, no doubt that you use PayPal. It has become the most mainstream online payment service over the last few years, thanks, in part, to it collaboration (and then purchase) by eBay. However, it is not the only player in this space, and here are a few alternatives you should check into.
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We thought that we were living a comfortable lifestyle that we could afford, but we left out several important aspects of a strong financial position. Here's how to avoid the same mistakes. Read More (Investing and Retirement)
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