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Value Investing, How and Why?

Intrinsic value, holding on, HPR, and other technical type terms are thrown around all the time. But just what does value investing entail and why should you Value invest?
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Differentiate Mortgages From Ordinary Loans

What are the differences between a mortgage and a loan; and why take one when you can take the other?
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Money in Patents: The Superman Story

With Apple and Samsung flinging mud at each other in court we take a few lessons from the superman story to show why you should probably patent your work.
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Pirate Insurance: The Next Big Thing

About 2700 armed guards have been stationed on commercial ships along the Indian Ocean. Piracy may just be big business
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Arbitrage: The Silent Money-Maker

We all want to make money. The question is the time and effort involved. So is there a lazy way to make money? Well, there just might be.
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What Motor Insurance Doesn't Cover

Motor insurance brokers have always been more than happy to take your money. After all, it’s their job to keep the premiums coming. The only issue is when a claim comes in. When can they NOT give you your money back?
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Owning a Home: Building Versus Buying

When it comes to owning a home there are several factors that come into play. No debate has been larger that the building a home Vs buying a home one. So what exactly are the numbers in this debate?
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What You Need to Know About Mutual Funds

Mutual funds can be confusing, in fact they get quite financy at times. We take a look deeper into the whole Mutual funds thing, how they work and whether or not you should use one?
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Planning Ahead: Life Insurance

With life insurance premiums paid in 2012 set to hit KES 427 million up from KES 374 million in 2011 it seems Kenyans are more interested in getting life cover. But what are your options?
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A Gadget that Revolutionised the Idea of Convenience

There are 18,987 million money transfer subscriptions(March), 45,861 active mobile transfer service agents and a total deposit of KES 185.4 billion handled, in the period between January to March 2012, within the mobile money transfer service.
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