Are you new to the world of battery technology? You don’t know what solid-state means, and “ion-lithium” sounds like Sanscrit to your ears? Don’t you worry, dear reader. Exponential Investor is here for you! Below there’s an extensive guide to the…
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AIM’s boom and Best UK penny shares for 2018
If you want to go big in the stockmarket, you’ve got to go very small. We’ve all heard of the shares that went from pennies to pounds. Well, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has a special breeding ground for companies…
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Where to find penny shares
What is a ‘penny share’? There’s no hard-and-fast definition. But broadly speaking, the term describes just about any stock that has the potential to make you a lot of money. There’s a sense of risk, but also a sense of…
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The Davos Accord is coming
Every few decades, the world’s financial system goes through a reset. Just before a complete collapse, the powers that be come together in an obscure place and hash out the terms of the new currency system. That new system usually…
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