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Today I finished updating my expatriation graph back to 1997, the first full year that expatriation data was published in the Federal Register.After looking at the data, I was quite surprised to see the big spike in 1997, with 1,812 expatriations.  The second quarter of 1997 alone had 1,205 expatriations.  In looking at the names listed in the federal register for the second quarter of 1997, I noticed many Asian names.  Then it occurred to me that Hong Kong reverted back to China on July 1, 1997 (right after the second quarter of 1997).After doing a little research, for reasons that I don’t fully understand (but likely having something to do with China not recognizing dual citizenship), it appears many Hong Kong residents renounced their U.S. citizenship just prior to the turnover of Hong Kong to China.  These Hong Kong expatriations triggered the 1997 spike in U.S. exp

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Investing in a car insurance policy online can help to save on both time and money since it is easy to compare competitors. Buying motor insurance online also requires a majority of the pressure away from you because there is no live sales agent to pressure you into acquiring the policy. There are, however, documents that you need to have when wanting to set up an auto insurance policy online. Having these document and papers together with you when you start searching will save on time and frustration if you want them later on. This article take a look at what documents and papers you need for filing an online insurance policy.

Whenever you are hitting the road, you can never tell whenever you would be involved in car accidents. However, the sure thing is, every time you take your motor vehicle and drives the wheels; there are always chances that you may be involved in crashes with another automobile, unintended traffic violations, or even car thievery.

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Payment of loans is a difficult task for everyone. The biggest challenge in this regard remains keeping a track of the payments so that no penalties are faced by the individual. Many companies assist their clients in debt settlement and Square One Debt Settlements is a company committed to its clients. Seeking what is best for them and what suites them the best is the motto of the company.

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Square One Debt settlements has been serving its clients for more than 15 years. The company specializes in debt management and their experts provide valuable advice for early debt settlements. It remains a Florida based company that looks after the interest of their clients all over USA.

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The Square One Debt Settlement offers attractive packages for its clients. J

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ClearDebts Andrew Smith responds to comments made by ITNs Chris Choi on Britains Growing Debt Burden and gives his thoughts on why the fee vs free debt advice debate isn’t black and white.

There has been a lot of coverage, in the last day or so of a report on payday loans and debt management by a committee of MPs (the House of Commons Select Committee on Business Innovation and Skills). ITNs Consumer Editor, Chris Choi, was one of the journalists that wrote a blog on this.

Possibly unfairly, Ive singled him out because I think the MPs report has already been overtaken by events and because I believe the medias usual conclusion that free advice on debt is good advice is often not the case and that the fee-charging debt industry is not as high risk as we are portrayed. At

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As part of their due diligence, factoring companies will usually search public records to determine if the business owners has ever had a bankruptcy. Some times, owners are surprised by the fact that the search is necessary and they tend to question it. The usual argument is that the company and the owners are “separate” entities so, why i s a search required?

The simple answer is that in many cases, a company is an personal asset that is held by the owner. Hence, why they are an “owner”, right?…… Therefore a bankruptcy can affect it, just as it can affect any personal asset.  And from a factoring perspective, a bankruptcy could interfere with the factoring company’s collateral, preventing it from getting paid.

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