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Will you ever be able to enjoy your pension?

All Work and No Play for UK’s Future Pensioners

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One in five British people fears they will never be able to retire. Britons feel more disheartened at the prospect of their retirement (or lack of) than citizens from any other country in the world. A global survey by HSBC revealed that 19% of participants in the UK expect that they will never be able to afford to retire properly. How about that for some shocking statistics? So, what factors could have you working far beyond 65?

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When Investing Leave Your Herd Mentality at the Door

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Just like buffalo people often feel safer in herds.  In most situations this is not a problem, but in some instances (like investing) herds of people act more like lemmings than buffalo, which can land you in serious financial difficulty.  Here’s why. Ignoring Fundamental Analysis could Equal a Harmful Investment When looking at a potential portfolio, there are two types

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Will Africa Finally Shed its “Dark Continent” Image?

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For centuries now, Africa has been a wild and unknown place full of impenetrable jungles and steeped in mystery earning it the name the “Dark Continent”. Several countries in Africa including Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, and Rwanda  are embarking on ambitious projects to provide centers of upscale housing and high tech jobs in an effort to join the 21st century. Are these just “pipe dreams” or are they the wave of the future?

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Mideast Oil Loses Some of its Power

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On his way back from the Yalta conference in February 1945 where US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Great Britain’s Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union’s Stalin, the American president made an unscheduled stop in Egypt where he met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdel Aziz ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy, in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake. The basis of the meeting was to ensure that Americans would have an uninterrupted supply of oil.

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The MI-5 Guide to Foreign Exchange Risk

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Help Wanted MI5- Work Location- Classified, Job Description- Classified, Skills Needed- Classified, Tools Needed- Classified … Apply Now A government department is advertising for a Head of Health and Safety according to Moneycorp that department is the Security Service, otherwise known as MI5. The ad on the department’s website is not the most informative ever.

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Savings Tips for Brits

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The Bank of England’s recent announcement on interest rates represented a double-edged sword for savers. Under the new leadership of Mark Carney, the bank unveiled a radical new policy of ‘forward guidance’ that promises to keep rates on hold until official unemployment figures fall from their current rate of 7.8% to 7%. According to the bank’s predictions, this could see interest rates remain at ultra-low levels until after the 2015 General Election. 

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Signs of the Top

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It  may seem like we are constantly beating the drum of a top in the market with recent articles like  the NASDAQ ROC stock commentary , Obama’s Comments Worry Stock Bulls and today’s Signs of the Top, but each of these articles was developed separately by different authors from different points of view although  Beware of Bears was written by

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Employment Trends in Civil Engineering

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Civil engineers play a vital role in planning, designing and supervising construction and maintenance of many types of projects. These include not only buildings but infrastructure and facilities that include roads, bridges, harbors, dams, pipelines and sewer systems. These engineers have extensive training that help them to consider all aspects of each project and use

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Wind power may replace many coal power plants

A Look At the US Government’s New Pollution Policies

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Soon after President Obama was elected, he made a commitment to place the USA on a path to reducing carbon pollution. On June 25th, 2013, he took his most ambitious step yet towards fulfilling this commitment, by unveiling his new climate change action plan, containing proposals to reduce carbon emissions at the domestic level, as well as leading global efforts to combat climate change. These proposals have clear implications for business and industry, as well as for the domestic consumer.

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