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With e-commerce volumes jumping forward an estimated 4-6 years due to worldwide lockdowns, consumers and merchants have increasingly looked to “Buy now, pay later” solutions to alleviate financial pressure and to meet online shopping demand, respectively. Today, BNPL reflects a small portion of the overall spending on payment cards (including
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Are you looking to expand your investment portfolio? Have you ever considered investing in bonds? Bonds are one of the most common investments and can provide a steady stream of income over time. If you're new to bonds or just want to brush up on some of the
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Are you interested in investing in stocks but don't know where to start? If so, you’re not alone. Investing in the stock market can be a great way to create passive income and build wealth for your future, but it can also be intimidating if you are
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Vaccines are one of the most important medical advancements in history. They have saved millions of lives, eradicated devastating diseases, and drastically improved public health. But creating a vaccine is no easy task - it requires years of research, development, clinical trials and production. So how much does it cost
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Do you ever feel like McDonald's is everywhere? From the city center to remote rural areas and even inside airports, it's incredibly hard to escape their iconic golden arches. But did you know that, alongside churning out Big Macs, this fast food giant has a lucrative
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The 家計簿 (kakeibo) - literally household finance ledger - is the essential tool used by any money-savvy Japanese to manage the household finances. She would diligently keep up her kakeibo every day, noting down items in each budget category. Kakeibo promises an automatic saving of 35% on the household finances
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If you're like many people, you may think that investing in wine is only for the wealthy. However, this isn't necessarily true! There are a number of ways to get started with wine investing, and it can be a great way to add some diversity to
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When it comes to investing, there are two main schools of thought – technical analysis and fundamental analysis. Technical analysis focuses on price movements and patterns, while fundamental analysis looks at a company's financials and underlying factors. Let's take a look at how you can use them
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Diamonds are a girl's best friend, or so says a famous jazz song by Carol Channing. Diamonds, the gems that have symbolized love and marriage for decades, are beginning to attract wealthy investors as a commodity investment with potentially high returns and have, even more than gold, always
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Even if we look only at the last 100 years or so, several nations have experimented with moving their capital cities around the globe for political or economical reasons: Brazil (1960), Nigeria (1991), Kazakhstan (1997), just to name a few. Most recently, Egypt (2023) and Jakarta (2024) have also built
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The author of this book, William J. Bernstein, is not your usual author. In fact, he hasn't only published financial books or founded an investment management firm, but before starting his finance career, he got a PhD in chemistry and MD (specialized in neurology). The Four Pillars of
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For my first article of the book reviews section, I decided to pick one of the most famous and recommended book on personal finance: Rich dad, poor dad by Robert Kiyosaki. The book has been around for more than 20 years and after the success it had, it pushed Kiyosaki