Business & Finance Articles 2010

• Green, green gone away (05 January 2010)
• A Chinese reason to be economically macro optimistic  (29 January 2010)
• What is a cash flow statement and why is it needed?   (23 February 2010)
• Budget semantics (March 2010)
• The John Smith 2009 top-ten awards (Revisited) (18th April 2010)
• Icelandic volcano eruption – an economic view    (19th April 2010)
• Goldman Sachs - How Does It Work?                  (20th April 2010)
• Going back into equities – an update.                 (21st April 2010)
• All roads lead from Greece                                  (May 2010)
• German shorting ban                                         (May 2010)
• Coalition                                                         (May 2010)
• New macro-prudential regime                              (June 17 2010)
• Objective – Retain AAA. Impediment – Soft underbelly  (June 23 2010)
• G20 goes for banker                                            (June 29 2010)
• £2 trillion and counting.                                       (16th July 2010)
• From £7.99 to £1,600 in 35 years.                          (14 July 2010)
• Stand up and be counted.                                    (15th July 2010)
• Singapore is hot and steamy                                (25th July 2010)
• Accommodation at the Bank of England                 (26th July 2010)
• It’s good news week – for the banking fraternity.    (7th August 2010)
• UK national debt stands at 333% of GDP                (21st August 2010)
• USA deficit vacuum that isn’t                             (3rd September 2010)

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Business & Finance Articles 2009

• Of Quisling money men
• Went back into equities
• India is booming Mr Smith
• The great rights issue ding dong
• Goodwill
• The pension fund - of playing ducks and drakes
• The positive investor
• How To Read & Interpret A Profit & Loss Account
• Warren Buffett agrees
• Capitalising on the 50% tax band
• Employer’s Covenant Review
• Tracking the four high-yielding equities
• A link between recession and fraud
• Alleged Chinese corruption
• Mergers & Acquisitions - Profit or Loss
• Mortgage Fraud
• The Demise of the Final Salary Pension Scheme
• The Great Pensions Divide
• Gearing
• Money magic
• The four safe high-yielders
• The 22% decade

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Business & Finance Articles 2008

• Turbulent Times In The Stock Market
• Early Memories Of Railway Life
• Dont Bank On It!
• More turbulence on the stock market.
• Beefed up Financial Regulation
• Investment tools for the small investor
• Sell shares in May and go away?
• How to read a Balance Sheet
• The electronic shares portfolio
• John Smith's Top Ten Balance Sheet FAQ's
• The Parable Of The House Builders
• A third month of stock market turbulence (July 08)
• About Brazil (Must Read!)
• Kickstart Your Business
• What is Commercial Fraud? (You may be surprised)
• The Wider Stock Market Portfolio
• The $700bn USA bank bail-out
• So you want to become a Management Consultant?
• Management consultants - how they get paid.
• Stock Market Angst
• Nine steps to use a management consultant effectively
• Management Consultancy As A Career
• The Ludicrous Practice Of The Share Buy-Back
• Prime The Fiscal Pump!
• Going back into Equities
• NATS - the position of an ordinary shareholder