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Merryn Somerset Webb, 08 Feb 2012, 11:36AM 0 comments
If you are a fiercely ambitious woman who wants a high-flying career, status and oodles of money, you'll need to approach life a little differently to the way ordinary women do. Here are six tips from a very successful businesswoman on how to do just that.
Merryn Somerset Webb, 07 Feb 2012, 04:35PM 0 comments
Many commenters have predicted a bleak future for the West based on ageing populations and falling asset prices. But the future might not be quite as grim as a lot of forecasters think, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
Merryn Somerset Webb, 06 Feb 2012, 11:58AM 11 comments
The West's economic problems are caused almost entirely by the fact that we tax everything the wrong way round.
Merryn Somerset Webb, 01 Feb 2012, 11:49AM 31 comments
Some commentators have suggested that instead of printing money and giving it to the banks, we should print money and gave it to the people. But that wouldn't do any good at all.
Merryn Somerset Webb, 30 Jan 2012, 04:34PM 32 comments
In the 1960s the average age of a first-time house buyer was 23. Now, it is 36. Part of that might be down to increased life expectancy.
Merryn Somerset Webb, 27 Jan 2012, 10:50AM 10 comments
The myth of talent allowed Merrill Lynch's chief executive to snatch riches beyond all of our wildest dreams.
Merryn Somerset Webb, 25 Jan 2012, 12:39PM 5 comments
To distinguish between fund managers who are skillful as opposed to just lucky, you have to look at funds that have made serious returns for 20 years or more. Here's a table that lists them.
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