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Archives for: May 2006

30th May 2006 : Europe's Favorite Banks

Country Brand Austria Raiffeisenbank Belgium Fortis Czech Republic Ceska Sporitelna Finland Osuuspankki France Crédit Agricole Germany Sparkasse Hungary OTP Netherlands Rabobank Poland PKO BP Portugal Caixa Geral de Depósitos Russia Sberbank… more »

29th May 2006 : The Millionaire's Loan

Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls Royce to a downtown NY City bank and went in to ask for an immediate loan of $5,000. The loan officer, taken aback, requested collateral. "Well, then, here are the keys to my Rolls Royce," the… more »
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Dear Sir: I am writing to thank you for bouncing my check with which I endeavored to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the check and the arrival in my account of the funds needed t… more »
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05th May 2006 : Your Money Diet

Bruce Wallace is the presenter of the 'Your Money' programme on NZ National Radio. The book is subtitled 'An any-age guide to getting rich', which gives us the first clue that the book is broad ranging in nature and not aimed at any one particular age gr… more »
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Britons are richer but less happy than their 1950s counterparts, research shows. Just over a third of people said they were "very happy" in modern Britain, compared to more than half of those polled in 1957. Eight out of ten of those quizzed thought th… more »
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