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Can Healthcare Reform Influence Your Investments?

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the reform plan would cost nearly $900 billion over the next 10 years. But the more worrying issue is: how will that affect financial markets? The pmain problem seems to be that still noone knows what the objective of the reform is. Is it to get as many people as possible insured? Or is it to get more control over the healthcare system? As for financial markets, little is certain, but there are some points worth remembering. First, Biotechnology sector should do well, regardless of the reform outcome. Second, you should diversify, don't invest in just one sector. More to come...

Fed not acting

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may claim the recession is very much over, but Fed is not acting like we're in recovery. Experts agree that Fed will keep the rates at the current level of 0 to 0.25%, whereas in normal circumstances national bank would raise rates as the recovery comes along. In principle, Fed is using its tools (mainly rates) to keep the balance between inflation and unemployment - by reducing rates in times of recession and raising it in times of economic boom.

The Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and together with NatWest and Ulster Bank, provides branch banking facilities in the United Kingdom. Royal Bank of Scotland has more than 700 branches, mainly in Scotland though there are branches in many larger towns
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Barclays

Barclays plc is a major global financial services company operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa. It is a holding company listed on the London, New York stock exchanges, and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange until 2008. It is also a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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Lloyds

Lloyds Banking Group plc is a British-based financial institution, formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. HM Treasury currently holds a 43% shareholding through UK Financial Investments Limited. The Group headquarters are located at 25 Gresham Street in London, with its registered office at Henry Duncan House, 120 George Street Edinburgh.
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Natwest

National Westminster Bank Plc, or NatWest as it is commonly known, is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom which has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. It was established in 1968 by the merger of National
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