There has been an increase of over 100 per cent in those people seeking advice on ethical investments, according to IFA Promotions.
Month: August 2006
MoneyExpert: Brits Spending More Loans On New And Used Cars
Brits will spend £36.4 billion on purchasing new and used cars this year, or 4.5 per cent of disposable household income, according to new research.
Motley Fool: The Biggest Of The Big
Continuing my superlatives title theme from last week, I’m taking here a look at the very largest company by market capitalisation, BP (LSE: BP). BP has a cap of around £122bn, somewhat ahead of second placed HSBC (LSE: HSBA) on £109bn and substantially in front of third placed Glaxosmithkline (LSE: GSK) on a mere £83bn.
Money Links For 22nd Aug 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 22nd Aug 2006.
Motley Fool: Can Life Insurance Pay Inheritance Tax Bills?
Earlier this year, the government announced a crackdown on the use of certain trusts set up to mitigate Inheritance Tax (IHT) bills. Over the next few months, following much lobbying from dismayed legal and financial services industries, not to mention the public, there was a considerable amount of back tracking.
Motley Fool: Does It Pay To Be A Goody Two Shoes?
“Those are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.” Groucho Marx
Motley Fool: The Credit Card Safety Guide
How on Earth does anyone manage to get nearly 60 credit cards? The rate tarts amongst you would love to know, so that you can get more cards and better deals. If you find out, you hopefully won’t decide to max out all 57 cards to reach £412,000-worth of debt, as one man did according to the Consumer Credit Counselling Service.
Motley Fool: Tracing Your Lost Money
A couple of years ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer came up with the idea of using the billons of pounds lying in dormant savings accounts across the UK to help combat poverty.
Motley Fool: Five Ways To Transfer Money Abroad
Every idiot in the world but for us Brits seems to be able to do cheap money transfers. The world is getting smaller and more Fools are having financial dealings abroad, but it can still easily cost £30 for us to make small transfers. Yet it doesn’t cost banks anything like this to complete the transfer. (Sound familiar?) Plus, banks often charge you for receiving money transfers, as well as sending them. Grotesque!
Motley Fool: InterContinental Keeps Growing
InterContinental Hotels (LSE: IHG) is coming to the end of an epic asset sale. It’s sold 175 hotels, raising £3bn, and has returned £2.57bn to shareholders so far.