Many people are scared of investing. They prefer the safety of leaving their cash in a bank or building society. While it’s true you won’t see the value of your savings lurch up and down on a daily basis, we’re going to show why failing to invest can cost you money in the long term. And we’re not talking about a few pence, we’re talking about thousands and thousands of pounds!
Month: September 2006
MoneyExpert: Alliance And Leicester Launches 6.1% Current And 12% Savings Accounts
Alliance and Leicester has launched a new account offering customers 6.1 per cent interest on the contents of their current accounts.
MoneyExpert: Cash Back Cards Eclipse Free Balance Transfer Says Morgan Stanley
Cash back credit cards and other reward schemes are now more popular than zero per cent balance transfer deals, new Morgan Stanley figures have shown.
Family Finance: Mortgages €“ Moving Can Be Costly.
Author: Richard Norfolk
Mobility in the jobs market can be vital for progress in your career, but the costs incurred can be considerable if you move any distance and moving home becomes necessary. If it can be helped, these should not be allowed to affect your decision to live nearer to your new employment, but you […]
Motley Fool: Value In Television
There are more television stations than ever before. For viewers it means more choice. For investors however, it means television stations aren’t the cash cows they once were.
Motley Fool: When Accounts Go Bad
Ordinary investors continue to suffer from company accounts going bad. Shares that have referred to ‘accounting irregularities’, ‘accounting errors’ or ‘accounting issues’ in the past twelve months include Condor Environmental (LSE: CDE), Cornwell Management Consultants (LSE: CWM), CRC (LSE: CCG), Fujin Technology (LSE: FJN), Interserve (LSE: IRV), Isoft (LSE: IOT), Petards (LSE: PEG), St Ives (LSE: SIV), TripleArc (LSE: TPA) and Westcity (LSE: WTC).
Money Links For 4th Sep 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 4th Sep 2006.
Motley Fool: Ten Ways To Avoid This Deadly Tax!
According to research from bank Bradford & Bingley, only one in fifty people (2%) who think that they will be liable to pay Inheritance Tax (IHT) have planned ahead by taking steps to reduce its impact. What’s more, almost half of adults don’t know the current rate of IHT, and more than a quarter wrongly assume that they can settle any IHT bill from their inheritance.
Motley Fool: Credit Cards For Good And Evil!
I have three stories relating to credit cards for you today, which handily fall into these categories: the good, the bad and the ugly!
Motley Fool: Where Next For Tesco?
Tesco (LSE: TSCO) has probably been one of the most aggressive price cutters amongst British grocers. But price cuts may eventually deliver, at best, only marginal benefits to shoppers as trimming prices becomes increasingly difficult. Worst still, it may even eat into the company’s profits if further price cuts are not adequately compensated by top-line sales growth.