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Ethical Investments: Some Things to Avoid

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Third World Debt Is there a commitment to helping third world countries tackle their debt crises? Arms Banks may choose to not be involved in lending directly to companies involved in the arms trade or who are involved in supplying arms to regimes but this does not necessarily mean that they have no involvement in the arms trade.

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10 Best Low-Risk Investments In April 2024

Savings Corner

The trade-off, of course, is that in lowering risk exposure, investors are likely to earn lower returns over the long run. Money market funds Money market funds are pools of CDs, short-term bonds and other low-risk investments grouped together to diversify risk, and are typically sold by brokerage firms and mutual fund companies.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Companies Exploit International Workers – Lack of Fair Wages posted at Provident Plan , saying, “Learn more about Infosys and why U.S. companies should not treat workers this way. PPlan presents U.S.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses.

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Consumer Critique: Dignity Coconuts

Motherhood Moments

I recently had a chance to sample coconut oil from Dignity Coconuts , a company that aims to break the chain of sex trafficking. After years of non-profit work, we started Dignity Coconuts to help farmers escape this through direct trade, debt relief, education, skills training, clean water, and other holistic help.

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Best Credit Cards – December 2023

Savings Corner

The card reader contacts your credit card company to make sure the card is valid for the purchase amount. Most cards offer a “grace period” : If you pay your balance in full on each statement — meaning you don’t roll over any debt from one month to the next — you won’t be charged interest.

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Richard Liu’s Company JD.com Appears On The Fast Track For Early 2019

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Liu Quingdong, the CEO of JD has been fairly happy with the start to 2019 for his company because revenue has actually beat the projected start of 120 billion Yuan at 121 billion Yuan according to statements released. The company’s shares on the NASDAQ were also up to nearly three times their projection at 33 cents per share.

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