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Brooke Bond PG Tips: Unveiling the Stately Home (1956)

The very first PG Tips advert from 1956 which used the chimpanzees from Twycross Zoo. These adverts ran up until 2002 when they stopped due to animal rights. None the less the adverts are the most aired on British Television... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing Brooke Bond PG Tips: Stately Home (1956) - A Cup of Royalty In the world of tea, few brands have managed to establish themselves as iconic symbols of British culture quite like Brooke Bond PG Tips. With its rich heritage dating back to 1869, PG Tips has become synonymous with high-quality and flavorful teas that have graced the cuppas of millions worldwide. Among their many memorable television advertisements, "Stately Home" from 1956 stands out as a timeless classic that perfectly captures the blend of indulgence and t

Who is Actually Covering the Cost of the Bank Bailouts?

The FDIC is broke. No, I am not kidding. Look at their website where they show you exactly how much money they have. The deposit insurance fund balance is about $125 billion. That puts their reserve ratio at only 1.26%. That is right, 1.26% is the ratio of how much money the FDIC has versus all the bank accounts that they would need to bail out should they need to do so. About $125 billion means they do not even have enough to bail out Silicon Valley Bank. But as we know, Silicon Valley Bank just got bailed out. So where is the money coming from? And according to the White House and everybody talking about this, it will not cost the taxpayer a dime. So how are depositors at these failed banks getting a free lunch? Well, shocker, they are not. Timecodes 0:00 Video Introduction 1:06 Bank Term Funding Program by Federal Reserve 1:41 Working of the Bank Term Funding Program 3:18 Banks’ Position in Today’s Market 4:51 Short-Term Borrowing Agreement and Collateral Value 6:17 Role