Articles in the Investments Category
Happy New Tax Year!
April 6th, 2008
I hope you’ve had a great New Tax Year’s Day!
What makes today so special? Well, you now have a brand new ISA allowance to play with - and this year the government has generously increased the maximum amount you can pay into your ISA to a …
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ISA Deadline Approaching: Have You Used Your Allowance?
March 25th, 2008
With just 11 days left until the end of this tax year (Saturday 5th April 2008), have you used your Individual Savings Account allowance for this year?
From my experience, there will be people reading this who have no idea what an ISA is, there will be those who know what …
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Google Finance UK Launched
February 4th, 2008
If you’re into trading stocks and shares, or simply love following the ups and downs (and downs) of the stockmarket, then you’ll be interested in Google’s recently launched financial portal for the UK.
Google Finance gives you near-realtime data …
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35 Tips For Investing
January 13th, 2008
I’ve quite enjoyed talking about stock market investing over the last couple of days, and although it’s probably not something I’ll get involved in myself for a while (I’ve got some more pressing financial goals to achieve before worrying about buying more shares), I’ll try to …
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Learning From My Mistakes: Share Dealing
January 12th, 2008
Yesterday’s foray into stocks & shares mentioned that I had little experience in share dealing - I have done a few trades in the past, but two trades I did make taught me a useful lesson in stock market investing.
Just under 6 years ago, I …
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Low Cost Share Dealing For Novices
January 11th, 2008
I don’t generally talk about or even spend much time thinking about buying and selling individual shares for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, because I believe you should get the rest of your finances (debt, savings) in order before worrying about individual equities - and even then, there are less …
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Pensions or ISAs To See You Through Retirement?
November 5th, 2007
I’ve been wondering for a while about the validity of using ISAs to fund your retirement, as a possible alternative to contributing to a traditional pension. With the complexity surrounding pensions, ISAs could provide a simpler, more accessible option.
There are of course plenty of factors to take into account: tax …
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Child Trust Fund Performance Figures
September 13th, 2007
At the end of last month The Telegraph published a table of the performance of stocks and share Child Trust Funds.
If you want to compare how your kids trust fund has performed, view the table.
The table shows just how much difference your decision can make to the size of …
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“The Miracle of Compounding”
June 25th, 2007
The Fool has posted a great example demonstrating the power of compounding.
In the example, one person invests £100 a month for 10 years from the age of 20 -another also invests £100 per month for 30 years, but from the age of 30 (we’re also assuming they’re the same …
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We Don’t Trust Our Banks
April 17th, 2007
A recent survey by Fool.co.uk highlighted how we do not trust our banks with our money.
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