Often we take the ability to access our funds in the bank for granted. But it wasn’t always this way. Throughout history, there have been runs on the bank. People fear that they won’t be able to get their money out and all rush to the bank at once to try to get theirs first. […]
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When you think of banking in the Middle East the Emirates and Dubai are generally the first to come to mind. However, away from the main stage, the kingdom of Bahrain holds much of the hidden potential which could bring the whole region to new levels of worldwide financial excellence.
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Most people are familiar with the traditional forms of insurance: home, life, auto, fire and more recently, disaster insurance. What you may not be familiar with is “Portfolio Insurance.” These are the non-traditional and non-insurance forms – products sold by the industry, some of which involve the use of derivatives. When primary insurers sell a policy
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Is the Federal Reserve really doing such a bad job… or does it actually do exactly what it’s supposed to do, but the average American is in the dark about what that is? In this explosive video, Casey Summit speaker G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island, talks about the Fed’s real
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Wal-mart is often on the cutting edge of sales, working to streamline and somehow wring a few more pennies out of each sale. And for good reason, with 200 million customers a week, a penny per customer multiplies to 2 million dollars a week or over $100 million a year. In today’s post, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist  for Money Map
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How will the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impact you? In an attempt to wring every last tax dollar out of Americans the Obama administration enacted FATCA into law on March 18th, 2010. With its 30% withholding Tax, it sent shock waves throughout the world. It is estimated that this law would cost global banking institutions between
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Spending Trends- The Olympic Games were an impressive spectacle in London over the last few weeks and analysts predict that it will create world-wide spending ripples.  For instance, the jolliness is expected to contribute $2.6-billion into the Australian economy, the bulk of which is believed to be spent at bars and pubs. And, interestingly enough, this time, it’s the
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Searching for a new credit card can often feel overwhelming. From 0% APR cards to no fee balance transfer cards, there are so many companies to choose from. How can you know which card is the right one? Tracking Credit Card Complaints What if just like buying a book at Amazon you could simply go online and
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Editor’s Note: In today’s interview Alex Daly talks with former Reagan budget director David Stockman about Austerity, the FED, housing, debt, the economy, the stock market, bonds, and much more. Here are a few of David’s excellent quotes from the interview: [The FED is] being run by people who are clueless as to how to get
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2012 has been a tough year for people around the world. With the European debt crisis and high unemployment rates in the U.S., it is hard to decide where to invest to keep your money safe and to earn some interest without getting yourself into financial trouble. It is a fact that in order to make money
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