BUT beware the hidden costs of January sales
Category: Aggregator
Scotsman: Coming Together Of Low Points Results In A Miserly Penny Gain
BAH humbug! Like Scrooge in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, Santa Claus and Christmas brought no cheer to the Investment Club.
Scotsman: Dollars – Is It Buy One Get One Free?
THE dollar didn’t quite hit two for one but it got pretty close and could still well break through that barrier in due course.
Scotsman: Important Dates For Your Diary
JANUARY. Tax returns/Gift Aid: If you are submitting your return now, you should review any gift aid payments to charity made so far this tax year. Any payments made before you submit the return can be carried back and relief obtained in the previous…
Scotsman: Deja Vu As Government Changes Its Mind Again
THIS year’s festivities were once again been interrupted for financial advisers by the now traditional government U-turn on pensions.
Scotsman: Fund Added To Skandia
The £657 million Gartmore Corporate Bond Fund has been added to the Skandia Investment Management UK Fixed Interest Blend Fund which aims to provide long-term total return from capital growth and income through investment predominantly in UK fixed…
Scotsman: Seven Ways To Get The Best Out Of Planning For The Future
RONNIE LUDWIG, a partner in the private wealth group at chartered account Saffery Champness in Edinburgh, has drawn up a set of New Year resolutions to help get your finances in order:
Scotsman: How Kids’ Cash Can Help Parents To Survive
AS MANY as 83,000 parents are so short of money this January that they are prepared to raid their children’s bulging post-Christmas piggy banks just to get them through the month.
Scotsman: 2.5 Million Child Trust Funds Opened
ALMOST 2.5 million Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts have now been opened, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, announced today, with three-quarters of parents opening their children’s accounts themselves, rather than leaving it to the…
Scotsman: Postcode Energy Price Lottery
THIS month’s energy bills are the highest ever, and people living in southern and Central Scotland are among the worse off as where you live has a huge impact on the size of your energy bills, according to energyhelpline.com.