The ongoing rivalries between the major oil-exporting countries are currently intensifying. Most large producers are hugely dependent on income from crude oil sales to support growth. While restricting supply drives up prices, pumping out more of the ...
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When Does a Hobby Turn Into a Business?
Most of us dream of having a full-time occupation that not only keeps our finances healthy, but also indulges our creative tendencies too. And many lucky entrepreneurs have managed to turn their pastimes into lucrative occupations in a way that shows ...
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5 Ways to Survive a Money Emergency
Nearly everyone will experience a serious money emergency at some point during their lifetime. Something financially catastrophic happens, like your car breaks down or you have to pay a huge medical bill. Afterward, you may be left with little or ...
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5 Tips the Pros Use to Identify Favorable Investment Opportunities
Anyone interested in their own personal finances should not look at investing as gambling; instead, investments require careful and strategic thought. Yes, there's an element of risk-taking involved, but identifying favorable opportunities requires ...
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How to Get Promoted by Working Like a Politician
Getting promoted at work has more to do with politics than accomplishment, like getting a music or book contract, or inheriting a family fortune. It is possible to gain notoriety and success by doing as little as possible, just look at any politician ...
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6 Tips for Stretching Your Casino Gaming Budget
"The house always wins" is a famous saying in gambling; anyone who's ever been around the casino world knows this to be true.
And although the casino does indeed always win in the end -- after all, they'd just go out of business otherwise -- ...
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How Economic Events Influence the Forex Market
Just like commodities, currency exchange prices are also influenced by the forces of demand and supply. These forces are triggered by several aspects, which cause increase or decrease of demand or supply suddenly, thereby causing the fluctuation of ...
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European Yields Are Playing Catch-Up
The forex markets are consolidating after experiencing robust volatility, especially for sterling, as a hard Brexit is in the cards. Yields in the U.S. have been moving higher making the pound less attractive but, it now appears that European yields ...
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How to Take Control and Manage Your Money When You’re Deep in Debt
If you're lost in financial debt, getting back in control can seem like an uphill struggle.
With the high cost of living and stagnant wages, it's not always easy to pay what you owe -- especially if you've been borrowing from multiple creditors ...
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The Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Trading Commodities
Trading commodities is another way to try and increase your monthly investment returns. Most forex and online trading brokers offer commodity contracts alongside currency pairs, stocks, indices, and other assets.
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What It Took to Get an Auto Insurance Quote 15 Years Ago
Car insurance can be expensive. If you don't take the time to find a better deal on your car insurance premiums, you're likely to pay even more than you're currently paying. According to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, car insurance ...
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Why Don’t You Ever Have As Much Money As You Think You Do?
It's a common experience for millions of people to take a peek at the bank account balance, only to learn that there isn't nearly as much money available as anticipated. What happened to it? Perhaps you immediately implicate your spouse or ...
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A Brief Tutorial on How Lawsuit Loans Work
Lawsuits are costly procedures, to say the least. You have the responsibility to pay the legal fees of your lawyer while the case is being fought in court, and some lawsuits take months, even years to reach a verdict. To make things worse, if you are ...
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The Benefits of Taking a Reverse Mortgage Now vs. Later
There isn't a right or wrong time to get a reverse mortgage but, depending on your personal retirement goals, the earlier you choose to get a reverse mortgage, the greater the potential gain may be down the road.
Reverse mortgages allow homeowners ...
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3 Simple Yet Effective Ways Busy People Keep Control of Their Finances
When you work hard for every dollar you earn and do your best to save every cent each month, it's important not to lose money on overdue fees. Apart from the cost of such fees, not paying invoices on time can lead to more dire consequences, such as ...
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7 Money Saving Tips for Owners of Mini Coopers (and Other Cars Too)
Of all the vehicles that have been manufactured over the years, there is an elite group that is regarded as iconic and those are instantly recognizable by their nameplates: Mustang, Cobra, Beetle, and Corvette likely come to mind.
However, a brand ...
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What if I Don’t Want to Wait 30 Years for My Investments to Pay Off?
There are loads of people in the US who don't invest in stocks. And while there are hundreds of reasons why this might be so, we're going to limit ourselves to just one: Time. It takes a long time for traditional, conservative investment strategies ...
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Is a University Degree Really Necessary Today?
Possession of a university degree is considered to be important by many employers. The question that we should consider is whether having a degree is the only door to a successful future.
Forty-one percent of university students drop out before ...
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4 Common Lawsuits that Can Ruin a Business — And How to Protect It
As a business owner, your top priority is to run a successful and profitable organization, which delivers for its customers and supports its employees. With marketing, selling and profit forecasts taking up most of your time, dealing with a lawsuit ...
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