Motley Fool: The Next Market Threat

Around two years ago private equity companies spent around £100b buying up assets around the world. But today, it is estimated that over two thousand private equity companies have raised around £300b to fund their continuing spending spree. What’s more, since private equity firms like to supplement every pound of investor money with another £4 of debt, they may have over a trillion pounds waiting to unleash on global markets.

Motley Fool: My Profitable DIY Project

The idea of managing your own pension can fill most people with dread – and so it should. After all, if things went pear-shaped you will have nobody to blame but yourself. But despite the dangers, I have been running my own retirement fund profitably through a Self-Invested Personal Pension, or SIPP, for a number of years. And here’s why.