Personal Finance and Investing

‘Edward P’ asks a great question so I thought I’d post it here with an answer – enjoy:

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E.ON launches new tariffs which push up energy bills Energy provider E.ON has today unveiled two new tariffs which both push up the price of bills – an increase that has been predicted. < Read more…

LONDON, England – Following extensive media coverage, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) would like to confirm that the hotel Inter-continental in Kabul is not part of IHG and has not been since 1980.

In light of this fact, we respectfully request that future reports, where possible, make this clear. IHG, listed on the London Stock Exchange, is the world’s largest hotel company with 4,400 hotels in over 100 countries.

Our thoughts at this time are with all of the people affected by this tragedy.

How many stories have we all heard about the entrepreneur that came to America with five cents and turned it into an empire? It’s stories like this that make us long for a piece of that American dream. We all wish that we could turn our nickels into big money, but most of us don’t know how to do it. The secret is using debt wisely to leverage more income producing streams. No one can turn five cents into five million dollars overnight, but by taking chances and finding ways to use debt smartly, you can become financially independent, just like the entrepreneurs of old.

The thread that binds all of these success stories together is that somewhere along the way, these entrepreneurs had to go into debt to make more money. Unl

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