BRITAIN’S debt crisis was laid bare yesterday as figures showed bankruptcies have rocketed to record levels.
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Scotsman: Good Life Is Attracting Younger Generation
NOT only are we told that the cost of living has rocketed in recent years, but we are also being warned that stress is increasingly becoming an added factor in our attempts to find the holy grail of quality of life.
Scotsman: Welcome Plans To Cut Through The Red Tape
ANYONE wondering what the Financial Services Authority (FSA) does to while away the time at its big offices in Canary Wharf received a few answers this week.
Scotsman: ISA Commitment Will Help Young And Old Investors
SAVERS, young and old, will welcome the government’s commitment to individual savings accounts (ISAs) which has allayed fears they may vanish after 2010.
Scotsman: Savings Plans To Toy With
RUTHVEN GEMMELL opens a new series on the seven ages of personal investment by looking at the childhood years
Scotsman: A Worldwide Reach But With A Focused Selection
THE Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) was set up in the late 1800s, making it one of the world’s oldest.
Scotsman: Going Green Can Earn A Profit
STARK warnings were delivered to everyone this week with the publication of the government-sponsored Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change this week.
Scotsman: Setting New Standards Without A History
SHOULD we or shouldn’t we hold Standard Life shares? The Investment Club bought the shares on a special situation basis.
Scotsman: Problem Is Growing As Debt Loses Its Stigma
THE quarterly figures for 2006 were already alarming, but these latest statistics for the third quarter show Scots are continuing to suffer under an enormous debt burden.
Scotsman: FSA Unveils New Rules As It Takes On Reversion Plans
HOME reversion plans, which allow elderly people to raise cash from their property by selling at least part of it, should become a safer equity release option from next year.