Regarding the Lehman Brothers saga, and the High Notes and Minibonds issues, one word that stood out was ‘greed’. When I watched the news last night, one woman admitted that it was greed that led her to put her money there. She was attracted by the 5% interest rate, instead of the less than 1% [...]
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What a rollercoaster week it had been for the financial markets. First, Lehman Brothers take a hit, sending the markets into a tailspin, followed by Merrill Lynch and AIG. Bank stocks in Singapore plunged before bouncing back. Some of the events affect us. If you have AIA insurance policies, you may have been feeling very [...]
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Are all the credit cards the same? Before you compare the various credit cards offered by different merchants and banks, you need to know a few main types of credit cards. It is then easier to select a suitable credit card. If you need to entertain your guests or travel frequently, the amount you spend [...]
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The US dollar has appreciated sharply and the prices of gold and oil fell. Gold fell from a high of $1030.80 in March to US$808.05 this week. As for oil, it is currently at US$113.55. There is a chance that gold may fall further to high – US$700 levels. There is an inverse correlation between [...]
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Natas Fair is on this weekend http://www.natastravelfair.travel/front.php at Singapore Expo Halls 4,5 and 6. Some of my credit card companies had been sending messages to me telling me the great deals they had struck up with different travel agencies. It’s a great time to sieve out the great deals. You can read today’s Straits Times [...]
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Women tend to regret not saving earlier, according to an article in Elle. There are many distractions, such as shopping, facial, spa, massages, makeup and other things that we fancy, so some people may not have enough savings. A friend of mine earns more than me, and doesn’t own a car. By right, she should [...]
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Just recently, I realised to my horror that I had maxed out my credit cards from one bank. Some insurance payments, income tax, road tax, and other big expenditures totally maxed out my account. I should have realised this when one of my big expenses did not get through and I had to use another [...]
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I have been running SingaporeProfit.com for over a year and when the time came for renewing my webhost, I actually encountered a little problem but it was resolved almost immediately. I get a free web domain when I signed up with my host, so when they charged to my bill, I expected everything to be [...]
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I just paid my road tax and realised that the printed sum on the letter of $402 was reduced to $360 or so when I went to the website to pay. I know I’m paying less than before already. If I did not go to onemotoring.com, I would have been overcharged. Well, at least it [...]
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As a trader, it is important to look at the technical analysis of the stocks. Metastock is THE system to get, though there are various variations. I bought a system recently and had been testing out some of the functions. It is pretty easy to study the charts. It’s called the ABC system. Whether you [...]
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