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What to Expect from a Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

More and more people are turning to companies like Prescott Regency to trade in cryptocurrency. Because of this surge in usage, however, a number of platform have been developed that don’t offer the best services. As a conscientious shopper, you need to research the different platforms that are out there and find the one most suitable to your needs. One way to do this, is by investigating their terms of services. Prescott Regency, for instance, have made those clearly available on their website. Terms of Services to Expect The first thing to expect is a clear explanation of what the…

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A Cash Advance: Your Back-to-School Shopping Back-Up

Don’t tell your kids that you’re already thinking about the first day of school. To them, the summer has only just begun, and the last thing they want to talk about is what school supplies they think they’ll need come September. Unfortunately for parents, back-to-school shopping is at the forefront of their minds thanks to the rising cost of supplies. Gone are the days from your youth when you showed up to school with new shoes and a backpack. Now kids are expected to bring more back-to-school supplies than ever before, including markers, cahiers, and pencil cases. Add to that…

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What Jobs You Can Do If You Love Finance

I have felt that the best course of action when deciding upon a career, or indeed a new career, is to go with something that you both love, and that you are good at. I cannot tell you how many friends went in to careers shortly after college because it seemed the easiest option or because they were chasing the money and they are now miserable in their jobs and dread Monday morning, something I could never do. As part of our focus on jobs which based on your skills, today we are going to take a look at what…

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Why You Should Invest In Real Estate

People always say that the safest investments is in bricks and mortar and I can testify to the fact that those people who say this are absolutely on the money. I have been investing for the last ten years and the first five of those were spent investing in oil futures as well as some stocks. After a relatively successful start to my investments, I bumped into Radha Singh Hazlet-based real estate guru and college buddy of mine who urged me to get involved in real estate investment. I took his advice and after just one year of the real…

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The five most controversial betting and casino ads of all time

There’s no such thing as bad publicity. At least, that’s what countless brands and advertising agencies will have you believe. Whether it’s the famous Benetton ads from the 80s and 90s, Calvin Klein’s attention-grabbing clothing campaigns in the 90s or the strangely terrifying anti-smoking adverts that ran in the early 2000s, shock tactics are a firm favourite in terms of getting your attention, keeping the brand in your psyche long after the ad is over. So here are 5 clever but controversial ads from the Casino Industry. A recent video from Australian Sportsbet featuring Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson – who…

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Do You Need to Buckle Down Financially?

Are you sitting there looking at your finances and shaking your head? In the event the answer is yes, one would assume that is not a good sign. For people struggling with money, reviewing their financial portfolios can be unpleasant. One example of this would be the individual who sees that he or she is spending too much money on rent. Whether an apartment, condo or even a house, they’re not able to get ahead given the costs of their living quarters. As a result, they come to the conclusion that a roommate or roommates would be in their best…

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Different Types of Investments

There are quite a few different types of investments and even investing styles that you can choose from. Real estate, closed – end mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and a variety of alternative owning a part of or all of a business and investments are just a sampling of the examples of the types of investments one can make. Let’s take a closer look at a few of them. Bitcoin Bitcoin is a type of digital asset as well as a payment system that was invented by a man named Satoshi Nakamoto. He published this invention…

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