When looking for a credit card to suit your financial needs, the proposition of a fee-free balance transfer is becoming a “dying breed”, a financial analyst has said.
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Motley Fool: A 72% Profit Within 12 Months
Last month I recommended members of the Motley Fool’s Champion Shares service to sell Goals Soccer Centres (LSE: GOAL). I tipped the small-cap operator of five-a-side football facilities back in October 2005 when the mid-price was 150.5p. When I told members to sell, the mid-price was 258p*.Including dividends declared in the meantime, Champion Shares members have therefore enjoyed a total return of 72% within twelve months. During the same period, the FTSE All-Share produced a 16% total return.*
This Is Money: The Must-have Christmas Gifts
The most hotly-tipped “dream toys” this Christmas were unveiled today with film and TV making their mark on this year’s wish-lists
Family Finance: Car Insurance €“ Plan Your Route
Author: Richard Norfolk
With ‘unsolicited mail’ campaigns and extensive advertising, it appears that car insurance is very popular amongst providers. The sheer variety of schemes being offered to satisfy different requirements, when multiplied by the number of companies active in the market, presents motorists with a choice of routes as complicated as a road map.
Most providers […]
This Is Money: Sunday Newspaper Share Tips
Each week, we round up the main share tips from the Sunday newspapers. Here are the tips from The Sunday Telegraph
Motley Fool: Why Mortgage Affordability Matters
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently announced that the average first-time buyer was now borrowing 3.24 times their income when getting a mortgage – the highest income multiple level ever recorded. But being offered just over three times your gross salary isn’t much use if you live in an area where house prices are rather higher than that.
MoneyExpert: Mortgage Lenders Gauge ‘ability To Pay’
When considering how much to lend, many mortgage companies consider a consumer’s ability to repay, rather than income multiples, according to analysts from moneyfacts.co.uk.
This Is Money: A To Z Of The Sunday Newspapers
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
| Sunday newspaper share tips
Motley Fool: An Ultra-Cheap Loan For Life!
If you need to borrow between, say, £5,000 and £30,000 for whatever reason (for example, to buy a car, or pay for a holiday, wedding, divorce or home improvements), a low-rate personal loan might be right up your street.
This Is Money: A-Z Of The Sunday Newspapers
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
– Sunday newspaper share tips