Looking ahead to what we should be doing with our money is not easy, but a good starting point is to take notes on what financial advisers are getting their sticky fingers into. As luck would have it, a recent Prudential survey reveals what financial advisers have considered to be the big business areas in […]
Month: August 2006
Motley Fool: A Promising Tech Share
Shares in BTG (LSE: BGC) are on the up this morning after the life sciences company made two positive announcements in 24 hours. Today’s news was the most exciting. TolerRx, a privately owned US biotech, has raised $36m (£19m) from venture capital backers to take a type 1 diabetes drug called TRX4 into late-stage clinical […]
Motley Fool: Why I’m Hanging On To My VCT
I’m a terrible hoarder. My garage is the final resting place for retired domestic tat. In the rafters is a folding suitcase trolley I last used in 1988. On top of a 16″ television is my Dad’s puny two amp car battery charger. On the shelf is a punctured bicycle inner tube. Why do I […]
Motley Fool: Buy-To-Let Boom Spells Doom
Buy-to-let is about making money from rental income, not about capital gains in rising house prices. It’s also a poor investment choice which is doomed to failure, even for skilled investors. Ha! Just kidding! I only wanted to make some landlords’ blood boil. You see, property investment is a controversial subject. If you’re familiar with […]
Motley Fool: The Best Children’s Savings Accounts
A few months ago I opened Halifax Children’s Regular Saver accounts for my two young nieces. It was an easy choice to make because it pays a whopping 10% for a year.
Motley Fool: High-Interest Current Accounts
Most current accounts pay a rather paltry rate of interest when you’re in credit. It makes you wonder why banks even bother paying it when the best they can do is 0.1%!
Motley Fool: Lenders Sneak In Extra Rate Rises
As always, the banks have been swift to pass on the Bank of England’s recent 0.25% rate rise to those with mortgages but haven’t been quite as quick to hand it on to savers. Quelle surprise!
MoneyExpert: Britons Admit To Failing On Savings
Almost three quarters of Britons, or 72 per cent, say that they are failing to save enough cash for the future, a new IFA Promotion poll has shown.
MoneyExpert: July Inflation Down But Bank May Be Forced To Raise Rates Say Analysts
July inflation figures are down on recent months, City analysts have claimed, but warned that this was not likely to be sustained or ward off the risk of a further rate rise.
Money Links For 16th Aug 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 16th Aug 2006.