People in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles are the hardest hit by cash machine charges to get access to their cash, says research from Nationwide Building Society.
Month: August 2006
MoneyExpert: Government Accused Of Debt Complacency
The government has been accused of complacency over rising levels of personal insolvency after a report claimed that Whitehall was “making progress” in fighting debt.
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Motley Fool: Nigeria’s New Scam
Anyone with an email address is highly unlikely to have escaped being contacted by someone trying out the infamous Nigerian ‘419’ scam. This is probably the most well-known of all the email scams and invariably comes from someone related to a dead Nigerian dictator who desperately needs your help in smuggling the family’s millions out […]
Motley Fool: Students! Don’t Bank On Bankruptcy
School leavers about to go off to university appear to have mugged up on the bankruptcy laws before they’ve even arrived on campus. I’m not sure if I sympathise with them or whether I find it rather cheeky! According to the latest survey of soon-to-be students, the credit reference agency, Equifax, found that 11% of […]
Motley Fool: The Lowest Of The Low
What’s the cheapest share in the FTSE 100 on a forecast P/E basis? Don’t check it out, guess. Yes I know, I hate these silly games too. If you weren’t fully aware of the state of major shares you might think a housebuilder, or a bank perhaps. Both of those sectors are rated pretty cheaply […]
Motley Fool: Make Money In Any Market
The stock market has certainly been volatile recently — the term “roller coaster” springs to mind. As an investor, those wild swings present a dilemma. You have to be invested to take advantage of the long-term upward movement in the market. Yet any investment in the stock market has an element of risk, and there’s […]
Motley Fool: Credit Card Tricks To Watch For
You may have noticed that the current 0% credit card balance transfer deals have been losing a little of their spice in recent months. It’s hardly surprising really. Card providers have been losing money hand over fist with their interest-free offers and, of course, they’ve now been told by the Office of Fair Trading to […]
Motley Fool: Take A Look At Champion Shares
Champion Shares is The Motley Fool’s share-tipping service. Its mission is simple: to help you become a stock-market winner! Champion Shares will tell you which shares to buy, why you should buy them…and when to sell them. Here are the key points:… Continue reading this article at the Motley Fool
Motley Fool: The Lowdown On REITs
Many private investors have put money into property in recent years, but, as an asset class, it isn’t perfect. If you want to invest in residential property, you could buy a flat or a house, perhaps using a buy-to-let mortgage. The problem with this approach is you may end up putting a big chunk of […]