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Ferrari houses, billionaire donors and enhanced humans – wealth roundup

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: entrepreneurs, links, recession, property, health, Bill Gates, podcasts, Forbes, Ted Turner, body language, biotech, benefactors, Ferrari

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These are just a few of the things the Bespoke blog team has been reading about this month. There’s also the UK property millionaire slump, researching your ancestors’ financial past through death duties, the rude body language of the well-off and more…   

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Tax rises – the elephant in the room

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Posted by: Richard Jameson
Categories: Protecting your wealth | Tags: recession, economy, capital gains tax, CGT, income tax, Richard Jameson, government, VAT, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, tax manifesto, National Insurance, Nick Clegg, general election

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Approximately six weeks ago, plenty of commentators were suggesting the economic outlook had improved and the economy had turned a corner, primarily on the back of strong performance in the stock market. But an elephant has since marched the room – and, if you’ll forgive the pun, it’s a potential jumbo…

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Reasons for divorce vs state of the economy infographic

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Infographic | Tags: statistics, recession, survey, infographic, chart, divorce, marriage, credit crunch, reasons for divorce

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Marriages are supposed to be ‘for better or worse’, but how sturdy are they in a depressed economy?

Grant Thornton’s

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