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Investing for Dummies/Personal Finance for Dummies
Handling the dynamic nature of personal finance can be challenging. Sometimes dumbing it down or spelling it out in layman’s terms is the best way to go. Finance is a big word with big challenges surrounding its concepts. Give yourself a break and take in a little knowledge from the experts…
March 25, 2009
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Investing 101 - Taxes and Investing
It is often said only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Next to coming up with a proper asset allocation, taxes are probably the most important factor that will determine your long-term investing success. As you will see, when and how you pay taxes can have a dramatic impact on your long-term [...]
March 25, 2009
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Premium bonds - secure way to save money
Introduced in 1956 by Harold Macmillan, premium bond is characterized as a government bond which is priced better than par. According to National Savings and Investments (NS&I), around 23 million individuals are premium bond holders.
Issued by the UK government’s National Savings and Investments scheme, premium bond is an easy and secure way to save money [...]
March 19, 2009
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