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Best of all, the politicians are trying to force the banks to write down sovereign debt and increase capital – at the same time. This is like entering a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest so he doesn’t feel left out.

But there is plenty happening closer to home too. While the Europeans are trying to save their banks, Australians are having a whinge.

It’s bank earnings season in the land down under. Which means it’s bank bashing season too. For the next few weeks you will get to hear journalist after journalist rattle off their thoughts about the gadzillion dollar profits three of the big four pillars of the Aussie banking system will report.

What fun.

Our favourite piece out so far on the gouging bankers is the ironically titled ‘Last Word’ column on the back of last weekend’s Australian Financial Review. ‘Last Laugh’ would be a better title. The article is a wonderful mish mash of contradictions, ignorance and completely missing the point.

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If you got enough of those fines given by the local authorities to your company just because you can’t keep your accounting as you should, maybe it is time to look for different companies providing bookkeeping services. Those companies are able to give you something different from what you are used to. We are talking about some advanced accounting techniques, and about some great services that can’t be found with any other company.

Accounting is hard to understand for the majority of us. A handful of accounts under the form of numbers that form the actives and passives of the firm. It is connected with what you spend and what you win, and sometimes those accountants are able to make money disappear. What is the most important aspect about your company? Read all post…

After yesterday’s Occupy Wall Street march in NYC drew an estimated 10,000 people—including protestors who’ve been there for weeks, union leaders and members, college students and professors—it’s clear that something big is happening down on Wall Street and throughout the country.

A friend who attended yesterday’s rally (and snapped the photos you’re seeing) said people championed a variety of causes. Popular picket signs read “We are the 99%” or “End corporate greed.” Other people aimed to fight political corruption, protect workers’ rights, instate equitable taxes, create more jobs, and demand bailouts for people—not just banks (with some more extreme calls to end the Fed, jail Wall Street execs, and eliminate student debt).  

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You may get a question , as to what is Roth-IRA in the first place. It’s an Individual retirement account under the U.S law, named after Senator William Roth. This scheme has been existing for a long time now, and offers some greater advantages over the traditional one. To gain more information on this retirement scheme , visiting roth-ira.org may provide a better picture and what actually comprises this whole plan and the whole idea of it.

One can open a Roth-IRA account anytime he/she pleases. Minors are eligible to open an account too, provided they earn on a legal basis. Read all post…

If you are in emergency need for necessary funds, you have no choice but to borrow, and borrow quickly. Is it better to seek out a quick loan from a bank, or to go to the cash advance industry for a payday loan? That depends on three primary factors:

1) How quickly you need the money. A “quick” bank loan is just not as quick as a cash advance loan. Nothing beats getting a cash advance loan for speed ; even applying online, you can have the cash in your bank in an hour or two. Any sort of loan through a bank will require credit checks and other processing. The best you can hope is to be cleared for the loan within a day or two, and that is if the lending institution in question already knows you.

2) How much money you need. Cash advance providers will not loan you more than you can pay back with your next paycheck, up to $1500. This is sufficient for small financial emergencies, but not large ones. A p Read all post…

Shares of software giant Adobe have underperformed the market this past year, declining 6% within a year despite positive signs of a comeback. The company forecast record profits and revenues for this quarter due to the growing popularity of its entertainment and Internet software tools such as its industry standard Creative Suite and Flash. Adobes share price has crumbled due to rising concern regarding the future of Flash. Apple publicly started the feud when Steve Jobs announced that Flash would not be compatible with its iOS devices, citing the superiority of HTML5. Fortunately, Google came to the companys rescue with Android an OS which claims approximately 50% of the smartphone market which supports Flash. However, investors should look past Flash to find the companys true intrinsic value, as there are several signs that Adobe may be ready to finally rally.

Adobe knows that Flash is fading, so it has shifted its focus towards HTML5, offering full support for the standard on its Flash Media Server.

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In this guest blog, John Evans, boss of group buying service Incahoot, who has previously worked in director level roles in the utility industry says the Big Six energy companies must do something about Which? research which foundpoor customer service is rife within the industry.

So Which?

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Did you know that the poor donate more to charities than the middle class ? Check out this cool infographic by a 2000 study, by way of Portfolio Magazine.  Households earning less than $20,000 gave the most—4.6% of their income. The lowest giving level was almost half of that, at a measly 2.4%. The stingy group of households earned $75K-100K per year, solidly in the middle class. This is true not just for the U.S. but also the U.K., too.

This factoid—those who can most afford to give choose not to do so—pops in my head whenever I get two kinds of paper: letters from my alma maters asking me for donations and receipts to which I have to add tip. The former tugs on my heartstrings and recalls my fond memories of cramming, tests, and the epic joy of graduation. Definitely a worthy cause. Also, calculating tip is an act of generosity, too. After I figure out the tab, I ask myself, “Why not add another $1? How much

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It is absolutely amazing how many Americans are still convinced that more “free trade” is the answer to our economic problems.  The truth is that there is a vast difference between “free trade” and “fair trade”, and in this article I will prove that all true conservatives and all true liberals should be completely against the insane trade policies of the federal government.  Yes, we will always need to trade with other nations.  Other nations make or have things that we need to trade for.  Balanced trade relationships with other nations that have similar economies and that share similar values can be very beneficial.  For example, our trading relationship with Canada, though not perfect, is generally beneficial to both sides.  However, the United States also has dozens of trading relationships that are highly destructive to the U.S. econo

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