Safeguards against the most expensive mistakes you could make on the road

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The road can prove to be an unforgiving structure – both physically as well as financially. Till date, the most expensive road mistakes’ list has been topped by vehicle accident lawsuits. The risk has been exacerbated by the facts that more and more drivers are using electronic devices even while driving. An interesting theory we [...]

Cloud Computing Benefits for Accountants

There are many benefits to be reaped from the use of cloud computing, a modern platform that is freeing businesses worldwide from the limited confines of the office. The advantages of cloud computing can be applied to many different applications, including accounting. What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is a platform that is based almost [...]

Job prospects in the finance industry

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The world economy has the potential to be a daunting foe. For many university students, it can be hard to narrow focus or choose a career path so early, but there are few more useful degrees likely to yield high-paying jobs than those related to the world of finance. The UK is home to some [...]

Turning Your Money Green With Energy Bonds

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When it comes to investing, there’s a new opportunity on the rise – the Energy Bond. Energy Bonds are a type of retail bond that offer investors a great way of supporting clean, green energy while earning an income way above the rate of inflation. Retail bonds were hailed as a revolutionary new method of [...]

Forex Trading May 2014 – Week 2

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Starting balance: $491.25 Now: $518.27 Profit $27.02 Account increase: +5.5% 10 trades: 3 losses, 2 breakeven, 5 wins Overall for the month so far: +12.9%

Forex Trading Update May 2014 - Week 1

1 week of trading, May 5 - 9

The markets these past few months have been pretty abysmal, with tight ranges in GBPUSD and in particular EURUSD I’ve been watching and trading other currency pairs (namely GBPCAD, GBPJPY and also Gold). I wanted to show week’s trades (May 5 - 9) as it was the first sign that the strategy I have been [...]

Maximising Your Credit Card Rewards

This is an American Express sponsored post When you take out a credit card, you will often be told about reward schemes and incentives to try and entice you into a deal. Many of us are somewhat hesitant, believing that such offers may be a little too good to be true and while it is [...]

You Can’t Save Money Because You’re Fat and Lazy

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I suppose I could be nicer about it, but at your age, a lot of people have already been nice about it. Where has that gotten you? You continue to take more time spending money than you do saving it, and your investments and pensions are a shambles. Worse, you spend enough money on binge [...]