Savings versus Investment
In the current economic climate, with low interest rates and rising inflation people are increasingly looking for alternatives to the traditional savings accounts. With the Bank of England base rate at...
View ArticleDoing it for the Kids – Junior ISA
When it comes to saving for children it seems that the interests of the government, the financial sector and the parents themselves are all in alignment. In times of increasing debt the government are...
View ArticleThe Dot-com Bubble
Twelve years ago 75% of NASDAQ’s Composite Index value was quite literally wiped out. The Dot-com crash was, and will probably be, the biggest crash of technology stocks we will ever see in our...
View ArticleWhat is ring fencing and does it affect me?
At his annual Mansion House speech the Chancellor, George Osborne, is set to propose the ringfencing of high street retail banks. This will force the banks to separate the retail arm from the riskier...
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