One thing which financial firms are incredibly good at producing (other than annoying adverts) is small print.
Month: September 2006
Motley Fool: The Three Key Pension Questions
I’d like to start this article on a positive note and Scottish Widows has given me just the opening. According to the BBC, a Scottish Widows survey of nearly 6,000 showed that, on average, people think they need £30,000 a year to live comfortably in retirement.
This Is Money: YouTube Signs Landmark Music Deal
Video-sharing website YouTube and Warner Music have signed a landmark deal allowing artists’ videos to be shown
Motley Fool: Money Talk: Get Out Of Debt
David Kuo, Stuart Watson and Neil Faulkner talk about why so many us are in debt in these days and what we can do to solve our debt problems.
Scotsman: Watchdog Chief Slams ‘failing’ Pensions Firms
SIR CALLUM McCARTHY, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, has hit out at Britain’s pensions and savings industry, saying it “fails miserably” to create long-term relationships with customers.
This Is Money: Bolton’s Fund Splits In Two
The UK’s largest retail investment fund, Fidelity’s Special Situations, has been split in two.
Motley Fool: High Yield Hazards
There is something quite satisfying about dividends. In my view, dividend yield can be one of the most reliable methods of valuing shares. It allows investors to compare different shares in the same sector, different shares in different sectors and different market, too. It is even possible to compare shares against bonds, and to compare shares against property yields.
This Is Money: Brown Excels On World Stage
Brown may be wrong on fiscal policy at home where his tax and spend has become toxic, but on the international front his instincts, work rate and enthusiasm are difficult to fault
This Is Money: Lib Dems Want £2,000 Extra Council Tax
Families would be hit by a home and car tax bombshell amounting to £4,500 a year under the Liberal Democrats, it emerged last night
This Is Money: Charter Makes It Mark
Financial Mail’s stockpicker Midas takes a look at Charter engineering and its interesting ride over the past few years