Tag: stocks and shares
Have You Had The Good Fortune To Be Wealthy?
Britain has never had it so good as personal wealth blasts towards the £13 trillion mark but there’s a big gap between the rich...
Uber And Lyft Need A Lift After IPO Flops
Car sharing giants Uber and Lyft burned through $4 billion of cash last year but have still attracted massive support for going public. But the...
May Tells Off MPS And Demands Brexit Bickering Stops
Prime Minister Theresa May has turned on MPs and blamed them for the upcoming Brexit delay in a bid to gain public support to...
Brexit Delay And US Trade Hopes Nudge Markets Up
Politics in the US and UK are driving stock markets to post modest rises. In the US, President Donald Trump has opted for his fast...
You Don’t Need To Be Wealthy To Save Some Money
It’s not true that investors need a sizeable wedge of cash to put aside into stocks and shares every month. A modest amount of cash...
O2 Switches On 4G After Major Network Outage
The UK O2 mobile phones are back up after millions of customers were locked out of the network triggered by a software problem. CEO Mark...
All’s Not Well With The Price Of Oil
Trouble bubbling over oil prices is expected to hit the markets over coming weeks, claim commodity experts at Goldman Sachs. The US investment banker issued...
Pound Drops As Brexit Deal Support Unravels
Markets are poised to move as the UK government’s Brexit deal unfolds with Prime Minister Theresa May making a statement to Parliament. Brexit secretary Dominic...
Markets Rise As Midterms Offer No Surprises
Relief at no surprises in the US Midterm elections has rolled around the global markets. The Democrat win in the House of Representatives was expected,...
Brexit Rumours Of City Deal Boost FTSE
Unconfirmed speculation that Britain has reached a Brexit deal with the European Union over financial services have boosted the markets. The FTSE has risen along...
Doom And Despair Stalks Global Markets
European stock markets are stuck in a rut of doom and despair after six straight days of losses. Weak earnings results and continuing despair on...
Market Slump Is Time For Investors To Hold Their Nerve
Toppling share prices have left a sea of red in their wake as markets around the world have followed each other into a downward...
How SEIS works for investors
SEIS is seen as the best way of bridging the gap between personal investors looking for higher returns from their cash and start-up companies...
SEIS – Tax breaks for investors explained
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) comes with some of the most generous tax breaks for investors willing to take a chance by staking...
Financial Watchdog Takes A Bite Out Of Platform Fund Charges
Financial watchdogs want to beef up competition between online platforms to give consumers a better deal from investing in funds. The move comes after a...
Cash Is No Longer King For Savers
If you are a saver with a share in that £269 billion cash squirrelled away in ISAs, you could be making a big financial...
Don’t Gamble With Retirement Cash, Urge Financial Experts
Chasing high income returns from investments to boost retirement income is too risky in an age of low interest rates, say financial experts. Looking for...
Cash In Dormant Accounts Siphoned For Good Causes
Good causes may benefit from a donation of billions of pounds from untouched pensions, savings and investments squirrelled away and forgotten in the UK...
Newbie Investors Need Professional Advice, Claims Pension Giant
Thousands of retirement savers have become first-time investors by taking advantage of pension freedoms - but few know how to gain the best return...
Bullish US Economy Heading For A Record Run
The US economy is only a couple of months short of the longest bull run in history - and investment experts are starting to...