Debit card payment preferred choice for online shoppers

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It comes as no surprise that many people in the UK choose to do at least some of their shopping online, but it seems that more of us are spending using our regular debit cards as opposed to credit cards. At a time when many people are anxious over their levels of personal debt, putting those credit cards away seems like a sensible option. According to figures released by the UK Cards Association, £35bn was spent online using debit card payments; marginally more than the £34bn spent using credit cards. As further proof that more of us are confident in...

Value of pound drops while Bank of England tackles rate raise

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The value of the pound has dropped dramatically as the Bank of England officially announced the markets were incorrect to believe that interest rates would rise. The results have meant the pound is now a cent and a half against the dollar to $1.5141. Simultaneously, the interest rate remained at 0.5% whilst keeping the quantitative easing programme the same. All decisions were made by Mark Carney in his first Monetary Policy Committee meeting since replacing Sir Mervyn King as governor. The FTSE index leapt by 50 points whilst gaining a further boost from a promise made by European Central Bank...

The SEO's Guide to Building a Great Mobile Site + MORE

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Long Tail Content For SEO — 2013 & Beyond – searchengineland.com There was the old way of doing SEO for the long tail. It worked for a long time, and lots of people made lots of money doing it. But those days are gone. What was the old way, you ask? In a nutshell: Research a long list of long-tail keywords Create a page for each […] Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article… Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » 5 Tips to Get More Social Sharing Clicks – searchenginepeople.com/blog So you've been working hard on your company's blog...

Re: I need beginner advice beyond the basics + MORE

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Strong Earnings Can't Save Honeywell Stock – fool.com Forget about the Boeing transmitter. Honeywell’s real problem is that it costs too much.     Continue Reading On fool.com » Re: I need beginner advice beyond the basics – bogleheads.org pour it up wrote:pennstater2005 wrote:50/50 at age 28 is awfully conservative. Why did you pick that?I’m 50% US, 50% international. No bonds.That’s awfully aggressive. Why no bonds? What will you use for ballast or re-balancing if the markets were to tank tomorrow? Continue Reading On bogleheads.org » ETF Pop Quiz: Junk Bonds, Jordan, and Jefferies – investopedia After another week in the global...

The Cheapest Dividend Aristocrats + MORE

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The Cheapest Dividend Aristocrats – dividends4life.com Everybody talks about Dividend Aristocrats when discussing the best dividend growth stocks. Those companies have raised their dividend payments over a period of more than 25 years in a row and are selected by the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s. The index has only 54 constituents. Normally, Dividend Aristocrats are highly valuated because of their high-quality and low-risk business models… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Weekend Reading Links – July 21, 2013 – thediv-net.com For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights...