Month: January 2017

Loans

How Technology Has Made Borrowing Easier

There was a time when you could take out a home or personal loan and it could take days, weeks and even months to be qualified for the loan. By then you could be in dire straits financially. Today, you can often get a decision on home and personal loans […]

Economy

8 Things Banned by Customs around the World

Our global world sees millions of packages traveling to all corners of the earth. Countries have their own customs laws which prohibit certain items from crossing their borders (here are the items banned from crossing US borders). The obvious things are drugs, guns, radioactive materials, knives and other dangerous items… […]

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Investing

Hedge funds: Wading through the myths

Whether it’s because of their somewhat questionable reputation in the past, or just due to the fact that hedge funds are proving to be such a popular form of investment, it would be fair to say that there are umpteen myths which surround this topic. The role of hedge funds […]

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Interiors

Amazing bedroom designs from 2016

2016 was another year where the world’s top interior designers put their efforts into creating some bedrooms that pushed the boundaries of what we can expect from our sleeping spaces. For many people, the bedroom is the area where we can really make some incredible designs as it’s one of […]

Research

The Most Influential Languages in the World

While it’s useful to know the stats – how many people in how many countries speak which languages ­– this doesn’t always translate into the answer to the question: which are the most influential languages in the world? The influence of a language is more complex than the raw data. […]