4 European Countries Ban Short Selling

4 European Countries Ban Short Selling

16 August 2011

In the European market, which is currently blighted by rumor-mongering and high borrowing costs, four countries have banned short selling financial stocks starting from Friday 11th Aug 2011. The ban was imposed by France, Belgium, Spain and Italy. The enforcement of the ban varies in detail according to country specific features. This was an attempt [...]

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Understanding Risk – Return Tradeoffs

Understanding Risk – Return Tradeoffs

08 August 2011

One of the most important factors in your investment education is how much you understand the analysis of risks and returns, and trade offs of risks and returns. Assuming rationality, an investor would wish for the best return possible for the level of uncertainty or risk that he willingly takes on. This results in a [...]

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Tax Liens – The whole truth

Tax Liens – The whole truth

02 August 2011

A number of investors have a tendency of confusing tax liens with tax deeds. They may have heard somewhere about liens being a great way to invest and getting property at cheap prices. Tax deeds and Tax Liens are two different things, and make sure you understand the difference between these. And no, buying a [...]

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Bankruptcy – Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13

Bankruptcy – Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13

28 July 2011

Under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, there are two main ways in which one can file for personal bankruptcy, viz. Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Let us have a detailed look at and compare both these types and their advantages. CHAPTER 7 – Discharge Unsecured Debts VS CHAPTER 13 – Interest-Free Repayment [...]

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Stock Market Sputter As S&P Stated Concerns on US Debt

Stock Market Sputter As S&P Stated Concerns on US Debt

18 July 2011

Stock markets all over the world sputtered this Friday, as investors tended to implement a “wait and watch” policy. This was after a new warning on the debt crisis of the United States issued by S&P. Investors were unsure on how to weigh some positive indicators about the economy against the new warning against the [...]

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French Banks Face Most Risk from Italian Debt

French Banks Face Most Risk from Italian Debt

14 July 2011

Banks based in France such as Credit Agricole SA (ACA) and the BNP Paribas SA will be facing the greatest risk from Italy’s debt crisis. The debt crisis in the European Union has infected the largest borrower in Europe, namely, Italy. Italy has outstanding bonds as large as $ 2.23 trillion or (1.6 trillion euros, [...]

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China’s Trade Surplus Grows to $22.3 Million

China’s Trade Surplus Grows to $22.3 Million

12 July 2011

Even though there was a slight slowing down of the manufacturing sector of China in June, the trade gap of the export powerhouse country has been continuing its steady growth in the month. From a $ 13.05 billion trade surplus in the month of May, the June surplus for the country was recorded at a [...]

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Apple Loses ‘App Store’ battle with Amazon

Apple Loses ‘App Store’ battle with Amazon

11 July 2011

Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) had filed a lawsuit in Mar against Amazon because of the company launching the ‘Appstore’, a market place for Android apps that launched in Amazon. Apple filed against the use of the term App store by Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500), which it argues is an infringement of trademark that will not [...]

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Tops 3 Disability Insurance Myths

Tops 3 Disability Insurance Myths

08 July 2011

Disability insurance offers income to individuals when they come across events of disability. If you are looking to purchase one for yourself or any of your family members, you should not be affected by the following myths related to disability insurance. Myth 1: Disability insurance is an expensive buy. The truth is, this insurance type [...]

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What Is Adoption Tax Credit?

What Is Adoption Tax Credit?

05 July 2011

The process of child adoption is quite expensive. You may choose any route for the adoption, private or public, foreign or domestic but there’s no way through which you can avoid the expenditures associated with the process. However, things are made a bit easier by the Federal tax laws issued by the US Government. People [...]

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Business Development: What Are the Stages Involved?

Business Development: What Are the Stages Involved?

28 June 2011

Majority of the business involves 5 stages of growth. Below we have discussed the basic features of each of these 5 stages. Stage 1: Conceiving an idea: You cannot get involved in any venture without conceiving an idea. An idea can be described as a seed, which is the reason why the tree of business [...]

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The Advantages of Travel Insurance

The Advantages of Travel Insurance

27 June 2011

Travel insurance can be of varied forms, however there are some common benefits offered by majority of them. In this article we’ll discuss the basic advantages of being covered by a travel insurance plan. Emergency healthcare: Most of the travel insurance policies offer coverage of emergency medical treatments and assistance. This includes expenditures for paying [...]

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