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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Worth ) • The Homeowners Who Beat the National Association of Realtors : Six home sellers in Missouri successfully argued that the powerful real estate trade group’s rules on commissions forced them to pay inflated fees. ( Glassholes need not apply. ( He was Knighted in 2016, and is a dual citizen of Great Britain and United States.

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: Goldman Sachs to pay $15 million to CFTC for index-swap violations

MarketWatch

Goldman Sachs GS settled charges Monday with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that it violated standards related to equity index swap transactions. Goldman admitted that it failed to make necessary disclosures for “same-day” swaps to clients in 2015 and 2016, the CFTC said Monday.

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4 “Secrets” to help you save on travel this summer

MainStreet Financial Planning

Most travel agents have no service fee since they earn commissions from hotels, airlines, and other venues. The agent was able to coordinate our rental cars, flights and hotels and was even able to change dates and flights on our behalf.

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Archean Chemical Industries IPO Review – GMP, Strengths, & More!

Trade Brains

Between 2015-2020, the Indian specialty chemicals segment grew faster than the Indian commodity chemicals segment (10.4% According to the Company Commissioned F&S Report, total FDI inflow in the chemicals (other than fertilizers) sector in India reached US$17.77 (Source: DRHP of the company). Source: DRHP of the company).

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Top 10 Stock Market Movies That Every Investor Should Watch!

Trade Brains

Stock Market Movies #1 – The Big Short (2015) The big short ranks first in this list of top stock market movies to watch. It’s an Oscar-winning film in 2015 and 37 other wins. Top 10 Stock Market Movies to Watch Here is a snippet from ten best stock market movies that every investor should watch.

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Primer on Stocks

Yardley Wealth Management

When you buy stock, your cost basis is the total purchase price of the stock plus brokerage commissions and fees. If you buy or sell individual stocks there may be commission charges paid to the transacting broker for each transaction. The commissions may be less if you do frequent trading, or if you have a big account.

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Living Intentionally: How Technology Professionals can Invest Passively in Real Estate

The Richer Geek

In 2015, I was supposed to receive a life-changing commission check. Through educational content and thought-provoking conversation, my goal is to help you create income streams so that you can live a more intentional life. But the week before Christmas, I was told I would only make pennies on the dollar of said check.