Monthly Archives: August 2007

Picking Stocks – the Crucial Numbers

Picking stocks can seem a bit like choosing your lottery numbers, so many choices and no guarantee of success. At least with stocks there is ample information to make your choice easier, so much so it can be hard knowing … Continue reading

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Financial Advisors and How to Choose Them

Don’t know stocks from bonds? Not sure how mutual funds compare to ETFs?  Money can be confusing, but you can’t afford to stay confused. When in doubt many people turn to a professional advisor. There is certainly no shortage of … Continue reading

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Dutch Tulips, Dot-coms and English Real Estate

What do Dutch tulips, dot-coms and English real estate have in common? In 17th century Netherlands a craze developed for the buying and selling of tulip bulbs. Bulbs were traded for ever-higher prices with some speculators making fortunes from the … Continue reading

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How’s Your Financial Health?

These days we’re all encouraged to take more care over our health by eating sensibly, taking exercise etc. But how many of us take equal care over our financial health? Our financial profile consists of our income, outgoings, assets and … Continue reading

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