February 23, 2025
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Property baron exposed by us in bitter feud with ex-Blyth Spartans owner

By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:50, 22 February 2025 A property tycoon in the Home Reit scandal exposed by The Mail on Sunday is facing a bitter blame game with the former owner of Blyth Spartans. Irfan Liaquat, who briefly owned the famous Northumberland football club, said he believes Christopher Downing, a former business partner, is

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TIPS vs I-Bonds | Kiplinger

Trying to decide if TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) or I-bonds belong in your investment portfolio? Both TIPS and I-bonds are government-backed investments that will protect your principal while earning interest. Unlike other investments, the interest rate is periodically adjusted for inflation. Let’s dig into their benefits, risks and differences and see which option matches

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Purchaser Can Get Title Conveyed Only If Seller Has Title To Property: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has reiterated that a purchaser can acquire a valid title to a property only if the seller possesses a legal title to transfer. Justice Jitendra Kumar while delivering the judgment in a criminal case launched over alleged false transfer of Petitioner’s property y accused said, “the complainant has not parted with any

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British-Italian financier is cleared of fraud in London property deal with the Vatican after ‘trial of the century’ – as judge says Holy See was nevertheless ‘utterly let down’ by businessman

A British-Italian financier has been cleared of dishonesty, fraud and conspiracy after a botched investment in a high end London property deal with the Vatican.  Businessman, Raffaele Minicione, pursued legal action against the Holy See in a bid to vindicated over his role in Vatican’s purchase of a £275 million west London property.  The London

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How To Find Investment Opportunities In The Next Trade War

getty Aggressive trade wars, government shutdowns, and unexpected disasters can send markets careening to the downside. The short-term damage to investments can be severe. But the key word here is “short.” And therein lies the opportunity for long-term investors like those saving for retirement. To fully appreciate the phenomenon and why it’s possible for anyone

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Aligning Your Roth IRA Investments With Your Racial Equity Values

Black manager present process for racial equity values aligned Roth IRA nvestments getty Recently many people have been concerned about boycotting based on racial equality but have not thought of aligning that to their Roth IRA investments. While this article highlights Roth IRA investing this could be applied to all investing. I am only applying

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Moving the goalposts: new data reveals impact of stamp duty changes for potential first-time homeowners

Partner Article Skipton Group’s Home Affordability Index Report reveals impact of forthcoming stamp duty changes on first-time buyers in Great Britain  Proportion of local areas in England where the average first-time buyer home falls in scope of stamp duty will almost quadruple overnight from 8.4% to 32.0% on 1st April The reforms will add £6,250

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UK court backs Vatican, refuses to say London financier acted in ‘good faith’ in property deal

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A British court on Friday largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good

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Why Did Warren Buffett Just Sell Investments He’s Recommended Millions of Others Buy?

Warren Buffett wrote to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2014 that most investors shouldn’t try to pick individual stocks to buy because they couldn’t “predict their future earnings power.” Instead, he recommended that the typical investor buy a “low-cost S&P 500 index fund.” Berkshire’s portfolio included two low-cost S&P 500 index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for several

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Man charged with manslaughter after 57-year-old found dead at a Chorley property in summer 2024

Preston Magistrates’ Court. Pic: Blog Preston A man has been charged with manslaughter after a man died in Chorley in June 2024. Police were called to reports of a sudden death at Hollinshead Street in Chorley at around 4pm on 24 June, 2024. Paul Ainscough, 57, was found dead at a property

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