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Insider Trading FSA, SFA

comments Published Friday, April 21, 2006 by Money Man Mike.  

I was deliberating whether to bother even commenting on the FSA's latest 'findings'. Often if you write about something the thing itself is given more credibility merely by the act of commenting on it. It may be better to take a more practical approach and abolish the offence altogether for something wider, and less onerous to prove.

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Getting Cash for Annuity Payments Offers Quick Access to Funds

comments Published Thursday, April 20, 2006 by Money Man Mike.  

Unlike fixed annuities, the value of the account is not guaranteed?annuitants assume the risk involved in investing their premiums in exchange for potentially higher returns. In fact, under government rules, individuals with a personal pension can take up to 25 % of the value of their funds as a tax-free lump sum when they retire.

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UK Fund Managers, clowns to the left jokers to the right.

comments Published by Money Man Mike.  

Now take out 525 put the remaining 9475 in the box, close it and put it under your bed. 3.Give the money a random name like ' Global High Potential really good Fund'.Choose a benchmark such as headline inflation minus 4% or maybe 6%.

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Opening Bell: 4.18.06

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Now he's gonna take his poor track record at Disney, and try to prove himself in the world of venture capital. His first investment is in video sharing site VEOH, which emphasizes broadcast-quality content. Now why did it take him to leave Disney before he decided that online content would be pretty big?

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Buy, Don't Rent, When You Can Afford the Down Payment

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A buyer benefits from this appreciation because the purchase price of the home is locked in on the day the buyer signed the rent-to-own contract with the seller. * In most agreements, the seller allows a portion of the rent to be applied towards the purchase price, which some lenders consider to be part of the down payment.

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Opening Bell: 4.19.06

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Yahoo! Yesterday Yahoo! reported earnings that were in line, with guidance that was in line as well, and the stock spiked after hours. Invest in Web 2.0 without getting burned (Fortune) If Dealbreaker is the only blog you read, then perhaps you've mercifully been spared from the term Web 2.0, a catch all for a host new 'net startups.

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Feinberg Goes After Kravis... With Guns

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BusinessWeek has a story this week about Cerberus chief Stephen Feinberg's successful buyout of GMAC: Wall Street has been buzzing over how the 46-year-old Feinberg snapped up a huge financial-services company for little more than its book value from Kravis, age 62. But losing to Cerberus has to sting. But how about a Henry Kravis shooting target?

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Andhra Bank plans voice-enabled ATMs

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Addressing a gathering of bank's farming customers at the launch of the ATM-enabled Kisan Credit Card here on Tuesday, he said the bank would take a step forward in taking the technology to farmers.

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Wal-Mart Comments On FDIC Wal-Mart ILC Hearing Today

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"Our application and testimony should convince regulators that we will continue to support and expand upon the over 1150 independent bank branches already in our stores, and that our goal is to save money on transaction costs and then pass on those savings to working families who shop in our stores.

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Preparation Essential to Successfully Selling Business Notes

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Some business note buyers may accept a balloon if it can be amortized within 24 months using the same monthly payment used to pay the note. The agreement, which doesn't become part of the public record, simply documents what the tangible assets are at the time of the business sale. You should receive the proceeds from the sale within several weeks.

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