Tag: personal finance
New to investing: Six potential pitfalls to avoid
You’ve established you attitude to risk, set your financial objectives and done your research; you live by the British Army’s ‘Rule of...
Dangers of using social media for money matters
SOCIAL media – love it or hate it – it’s here to stay. There are 45 million active social media...
Investing Rules – OK? Part 1
I’m not going to talk about the FCA or HMRC rules, but the far more useful investment-based rules of...
Money Basics: Is Gen Z the most saving-savvy generation?
Each generation handles money in a different way. Afterall, people have grown up in different eras, they place value...
Barclays joins the robo advice fray with Plan & Invest
Banking behemoth Barclays plans to help to close the much talked about ‘advice gap’ with the launch of a...
DIY investors increasingly fuelling demand for investment trusts
One of the few good news stories to come out of the pandemic is that with time on their hands...
Nervous investors shun stocks and shares in favour of cash ISAs as rates hit decade long low
Figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the 2018-9 tax year show the number of new cash ISAs jumped, but...
10 years on, fintech hasn’t really delivered
Especially with all the recent Silicon Valley controversies, there have been a lot of people taking stock of the startup world - writes Viktor...
First time investor: How to be a successful investor
First time investor: Becoming a DIY investor means making your investment decisions without having to pay for financial advice. This...
Focus on Funds: A guide to style – comparing funds that seek growth, value and quality
Managers and funds are being increasingly categorised by their underlying investment approaches and the arrival of smart beta strategies will...
