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23rd September 2009
The ever-increasing season ticket prices means a lot of fans struggle to watch all of their team’s matches. With the price of even just a championship season ticket being around £400 most fans can struggle to foot the bill, even if their team isn’t i... Read >
Author: wbdoyle16th September 2009
The biggest etf was the first one. Created in 1993, SPDR, short for Standard & Poor's 500 Index Depository Receipts, continues to be in trading activity, a most popular choice.
Spiders are funds managed by State Street Global Advisors, follows the S... Read >
Author: Ian Wright10th September 2009
Credit cards have nowadays insinuated themselves into all corners of our lives, and it is rare for an adult these days to not carry at least one card. As well as being used in the traditional manner to buy goods or services in person, they are also now us... Read >
Author: wbdoyle02nd July 2009
With Bank of England Base Rate at an all time low, many savers have well founded worries about the level of returns they can expect on their hard earned savings. If this predicament rings true, fixed rate savings accounts are certainly worth thinking abou... Read >
Author: Graeme Knights18th June 2009
Argent Associates have been established for over 25 years providing specialist fraud training to risk and investigation departments across many sectors. The company was founded by Geoff Kay, an ex-Chief Inspector with the Police. After leaving the force, ... Read >
Author: nmaidment29th May 2009
HIGH RISK BONDS:Otherwise known as 'Precipice' Bonds or 'high income' bonds which originally surfaced around 2000. Lloyds TSB again faced a substantial compensation bill of £98 million, 44% of the policies sold being unsuitable for those individuals. The... Read >
Author: Martyn Witt15th May 2009
Approximately 60% of IT Service Management jobs advertised in the UK require the ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) qualification. This corresponds closely to a 2008 global survey by Axios Systems, which found that almost 90% of organisations follow ITIL gu... Read >
Author: Simon Buehring05th May 2009
A year ago there was a promotional mail from the Director, a forwarded one, sent by an ITIL service management training company, suggesting us to enrol for the ITIL service management training program. My first instinct was to simply ignore the idea of sp... Read >
Author: Robert Norton04th December 2008
The first coins
Coins made from gold and silver were used in Lydia, an ancient Middle Eastern kingdom, in about 687-652 BC. The coins were known as staters.
Largest coins
Swedish 10-daler copper coins (made in 1644) weighed 19.71km.
Smallest c... Read >
Author: JASSI14th October 2008
Many people, especially today, need a stock market education. A CDS or credit default swap is an instrument like an insurance contract. It allows the holder to the Credit default swap to claim money form its issuer (usually a bank) in the event that anoth... Read >
Author: Barry Wallis14th October 2008
Many people, especially today, need a stock market education. A CDS or credit default swap is an instrument like an insurance contract. It allows the holder to the Credit default swap to claim money form its issuer (usually a bank) in the event that anoth... Read >
Author: barry@thestockmarketcode.com13th October 2008
My first conference in the I gaming industry as well as a trip across the big pond ( I am based in Colombia ) took place recently as I attended both the Casino Affiliate Program conference and the electronic Gaming Conference as well. In one major sentenc... Read >
Author: cfz7777777708th September 2008
The first coins
Coins made from gold and silver were used in Lydia, an ancient Middle Eastern kingdom, in about 687-652 BC. The coins were known as staters.
Largest coins
Swedish 10-daler copper coins (made in 1644) weighed 19.71km.
Smallest c... Read >
Author: Rajneesh24th July 2008
It falls to the father of the bride, as tradition has it, to cover the cost of his little girl’s wedding day. However, fulfilling the dream of the big white wedding can lead to the nightmare of having to take out a big fat loan.
With the cost of an a... Read >
Author: Hadassah08th May 2008
Elro Computer Solutions Ltd. was established in 2003 with the aim of providing a comprehensive bespoke web development service to organisation in the public and private sector.
Since our inception, we have increased our share of this market exponentia... Read >
Author: shikha@asrinfotech.com15th June 2007
Credit cards have nowadays insinuated themselves into all corners of our lives, and it is rare for an adult these days to not carry at least one card. As well as being used in the traditional manner to buy goods or services in person, they are also now us... Read >
Author: Michael Strauss10th June 2007
Delaware has become a favorite state to incorporate particularly financial businesses on the East Coast. The court system and the tax system are considered business friendly. Corporate franchise tax starts at $35 and can go up to as high as $165,000 for... Read >
22nd November 2006
The Isle of Man is another one of those jurisdictions that on the surface sounds good but isn't so good at all in practice. The Isle of Man Banking Act recognizes the contractual duty of a banker to keep the affairs of his customer confidential and the cu... Read >
Author: Ronald Edwards09th June 2006
World cup fever for 2006 is predicted to be more intense than 2002, with the advertising industry tipped to see higher sales than previously, with estimated spending on marketing reaching £300m during the tournament. The Centre for Economics and Busine... Read >
Author: sam lowe05th April 2006
Generating equity from your property is becoming more popular amongst homeowners in the UK, Bank of England figures released this month show. The final quarter of 2005 showed a sharp increase on the previous quarter, as £11.8 billion was released compared... Read >
Author: Richard Green06th March 2006
We take a dynamic approach to our lives, but it's rare that this dynamism extends to our personal finances. Perhaps it's the nature of the beast but, at least in the UK, personal finance is a topic that is off limits in conversation and pushed to the back... Read >
Author: Richard Green05th March 2006
What is a spoof email?
Spoof emails (sometimes also called "Phishing") are emails that pretend to be from a company or bank. The most common often come from eBay, PayPal, Barclays Bank etc. These emails will then contain a web link, if you click on thi... Read >
Author: Dan Thompson03rd March 2006
Buying property has all of its attendant headaches. There are so many negotiations, legal issues, volatile market prices, mortgages and real estate agencies that you have to contend with and negotiate that it would most likely overwhelm you. Now imagine b... Read >
Author: Brian Yalung15th February 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael Hanna
From Valentines Day (14th February) 2006 a signature is not good enough for you to purchase goods in the UK using your debit or credit card. Chip and PIN technology has been around for years, but before now it has still bee... Read >
Author: michael hanna31st January 2006
The ever-increasing season ticket prices means a lot of fans struggle to watch all of their team's matches. With the price of even just a championship season ticket being around £400 most fans can struggle to foot the bill, even if their team isn't in t... Read >
Author: sam lowe31st January 2006
Q: I'm thinking about starting a business after I retire next month. I'll be 65. Am I too old to start a business?
-- Milton A.
A: Milton, congratulations on your pending retirement. I find it admirable that after many years of hard work you are th... Read >
Author: Tim Knox
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