Archive for February, 2008
financial concepts: yank speak to the queen’s english
So yesterday, when I pointed out the free download that was available of Suze Orman’s book Women and Money, I said that I’d explain how some of her ideas relate to British personal finance products
checking accounts = current accounts
You probably know that what are called checking accounts in the US, are called current accounts [...]
don’t look for better than average returns
You can tell that it’s coming towards the end of the financial year when you start seeing lots of adverts for investment funds.
The other day, I was on a business trip to London and there were several ads in the tube, all for fund management companies looking for investors. I’m not against them advertising, after [...]
stop press: free personal finance book
You can get a free pdf copy of Suze Orman’s book Women and Money, from the Oprah Winfrey show website.
Some of the information in the book is slightly US specific, so tomorrow (once I’ve finished reading the book) I’ll explain any important differences for British audiences.
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