DESPITE the best of intentions, Christmas shopping for many can become a horrendous 11th-hour rush around the shops.
Scotsman: It’s Not All Sweetness And Light At Parties
WITH Christmas and the new year fast approaching, hundreds of thousands of private parties are being planned across the UK, but Chubb Insurance is warning that, without adequate home insurance, a get-together could prove costly.
Scotsman: Fund In Focus
EDINBURGH-based Scottish Investment Trust (SIT) has gone from strength to strength since a restructuring of the management approach in January 2004,
Scotsman: Showers Ahead … But Financial Outlook Set Fair Overall
IN 1962, an employee at Decca records turned away a young, four-piece group with the advice that guitar bands were “finished”.
Scotsman: Aberdeen Is No1 Property Hotspot As Prices Soar 27%
ABERDEEN has recorded the biggest increase in house prices in Scotland during 2006, with the average property now costing £171,767 – a jump of 27 per cent from last year, according to Bank of Scotland’s annual house price survey.
Scotsman: US Holds Key To Sustaining The Housing Boom
WHEN will it all stop? Apparently never. I’m not talking about Christmas shopping here, but the boom in the housing market.
Scotsman: Reinvoking The Spirit Of Darien Adventure
TRYING to assess how the international investment community would react to the possibility of an independent Scotland is an interesting project.
Scotsman: Time May Be REIT To Take Advantage Of Investing In Property
YOU would be forgiven for feeling confused if someone told you that REITs are to become a reality on 1 January. But if you are interested in investing in property, this development is worth finding out more about.
Scotsman: The Right Connection Can Dial Up Savings
PEOPLE naturally want to catch up with their friends and family over Christmas and new year but this increasingly means making expensive long-distance phone calls.
Money Links For 22nd Dec 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 22nd Dec 2006.