10 Banknotes From Around the World, and Their Security Features

The history of counterfeiting is almost as extensive as the history of money itself.

It’s said that even the first electrum coins in Lydia were regularly faked, and coming across counterfeit coins in Ancient Rome was a daily occurrence. Roman Emperors, like other rulers, also famously did their own counterfeiting, debasing the metal in coins and trying to pass them off as having higher value.

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The 6 Factors That Influence Exchange Rates

Every day, close to $5 trillion of currency gets exchanged on global markets. But what fuels changes in this extremely liquid and busy market, and why are the exchange rates between countries constantly in flux?

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The Real Story Behind Donald Trump's Wealth
How did Donald Trump become so wealthy?

In this short video, The Money Project explores Donald Trump's successes, failures, family history in real estate, and the help he got along the way in amassing his fortune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1hlQgwXcA

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Volatility 101: An Introduction to Market Volatility

Almost all assets see fluctuations in value over time.

But while price swings are a common phenomenon in most asset classes that exist, they are the most famous in the stock market.

These upward and downward movements in price are known as volatility, which is defined as “a measure of the frequency and severity of price movement in a given market”.

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How Billionaire Investors Are Protecting Their Wealth?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IshYIYyNopU

The Cost of Renting vs. Buying a Home in Every State.

The primary benefit of renting an apartment is flexibility. Renters can move to a different neighborhood (or another city altogether) without worrying about selling their homes. But, according to our latest analysis, that flexibility often comes at a cost—renting is more expensive on average in 40 out of 50 states.

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Visualizing Where Millionaires Live in the United States.

A logical way to get rich is to study the habits of wealthy people, figure out what makes them special, and then replicate those things in your personal life. The good news is that our latest visualization highlights the fact that there are tens of thousands of millionaires living in every state across the country.

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Visualizing the Largest Coffee Exporters Across the Globe.

Drinking coffee means that you will live longer. So says a host of recent research. Even if the exact cause of increased longevity isn’t caffeine, about 2 out of 3 American adults drink a cup of coffee every day. That means the market for getting a cup o’ joe is absolutely enormous, and we decided to figure out which countries are responsible for supplying most of us with our daily morning ritual.

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$250 Trillion in Debt: the World’s Post-Lehman Legacy
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-lehman-debt/?srnd=premium

Comparing Cryptocurrency Against the Entire World’s Wealth in One Graph.

Given the 8-month long crypto bear market, lots of bitcoin naysayers are feeling smug right about now. From JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer and Nobel economist Robert Shiller, every media personality seems to think bitcoin’s downward trend will continue. There’s plenty of evidence to suggest things will turnaround, but that’s beside the point. Bitcoin in particular and the larger crypto-market in general are already substantial parts of the global economy.

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Visualizing Where Tourists Spend the Most Money.

Mark Twain once quipped, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”

But what if people are by and large only traveling to the same places? Our newest map highlights the countries with thriving international tourism industries, and it suggests a dramatic disparity between the places where tourists spend big bucks and the places where they hardly spend anything at all.

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Between Corruption and Economic Growth Around the World.

How should we think about corruption as it relates to economic growth? Some people argue that corruption helps to “grease the wheels” of an economy, overcoming bureaucratic obstacles to getting things done. Others see corruption as an inherent problem for economic growth because it increases the cost of doing business. We’ll let you decide for yourself, but we combined a unique corruption index with GDP figures to provide an interesting viewpoint.

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Bitcoin is not only incomparable to bubbles, its fast rise is also incomparable to the most successful companies and innovators. As far as I can tell, nothing has ever risen as fast and as much as Bitcoin has risen.