Plus the U.K. banks have another advantage in these skittish times: they are not as heavily exposed to the debt of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain, the so-called PIIGS. In the banking sector, he likes Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered.

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Beyond the 58 properties across India that have been added since the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel opened in Bombay in 1903, the operation owns or manages 17 hotels and resorts in the Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia, plus the U.K., Africa and the Middle East.

FORBES: Taj Hotels is extending another Tata arm to America.

When Shuemake met with Dunn, the only stock he had ever owned had been in a 401(k) at Pacific Bell plus another 100 shares from a former employer.

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Aggressively expanding in the U.K. and U.S. Plus an 11% stake in Boise, Idaho-based Albertson's grocery chain.

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Today the tax-paying entrepreneur sells 350, 000 seeds a year, even though he has more than 20 Canadian competitors (plus rivals in Holland, Spain and the U.K.).

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For American real estate buffs, the beauty of U.K. REITs is they get overseas diversity, plus the comfort of dealing in English with investor-relations folks and financial documents.

FORBES: The U.K. has joined the REIT revolution. Buy sparingly.

This week, the company rolls out new experiences for Epix, ESPN and Hulu Plus in the U.S., Lovefilm in the U.K. and Youtube in 24 countries, among others.

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This is also leaving out all of the effects of State spending on the same issues, plus leaving out the effect of government or tax paid for services like K-12 education.

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For example, corporate tax rates in the U.K. top 30% and in Germany and Italy they run a blistering 50% plus.

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