We start today’s weekly roundup with Jonathan Eley’s FT column. ContentsUK savings rateAccounting scandalsUK state pensionBritish Assets TrustNo-Fee ETFPensioner bonds UK savings rate Jonathan was looking at a report from…
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We begin today’s weekly roundup with a chart from the FT. ContentsHidden fund costsCloset trackersBull or Bear?Complex income productsStamp duty reformRedwood ETF portfolioAutumn StatementMeans-tested pensionsHigh-frequency tradingAmerican pensionsFranklin Templeton bond fund…
My first reaction when I picked up the Metro free paper last week was that we must have imported another American holiday while I wasn’t looking. I knew it wasn’t…
Here’s my reaction to yesterday’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor, and its impacts on 7C investors. ContentsTrapped in my mansionISAs can be passed on to spousesFlat rate state pension confirmedNo…
A Venture Capital Trust (VCT) is probably the best tax-efficient investment after pensions and your house. I was a big fan until Gordon Brown’s pension reforms around 10 years ago meant…
ContentsCloset trackers part 2P2P on platformsBuy to letCorporate venture capitalBehavioural financeThe demographics of stagnationDirectors’ dealings Closet trackers part 2 Today’s weekly roundup begins as do so many with Merryn’s column…
I have not been a direct investor in US stocks since the dot-com boom (or rather the bust) in 2000, but there have been significant advances in trading technology since…
A couple of weeks ago I made it over to the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre opposite Parliament, for the annual World Money Show London. It’s a two-day event which…
This is a preliminary post comparing the basic data for a representative selection of UK brokers. I’ll use this data to draw up a short list of promising candidates to be…
Now that we know what the pattern of contributions over time looks like for our 7C investors, we need to decide on a deal size in order to work out how…
ContentsActive funds – costs and closet trackingCommercial property flavoursHouse price bubbleDiversity in markets Active funds – costs and closet tracking Today’s weekly roundup begins with Merryn’s column, which looked at a report…