Investor's news snapshot
The huge rise in the cost of property since the 1990s has already had a material social impact on the UK...
Following the rise in price inflation in recent months and messages emanating from the Bank of England and UK economists it seems that Bank Rate - also known as the ‘official interest rate’ - will soon be raised by the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
From the moment the True Potential PUFin Centre launched ‘Managing My Money ‘ - its first free online course - in 2014 it became abundantly clear that pensions are the greatest personal finance issue in this country...
Any UK landlord who wants to keep satisfying the needs of his/her tenants and stay ahead of the competition needs to become more aware of the everyday changes occurring in today’s dynamic construction industry and be prepared to use said changes to his/her advantage...
The pension reforms introduced in 2015 have given those aged 55 years or older greater flexibility to access and use the funds in their pension ‘pots’...
The Conservative’s general election manifesto includes the plan to end the triple-lock on the annual increases in state pensions from 2020...
Those forecasting an economic catastrophe in the wake of the Brexit vote in last June’s referendum may have spent much of the past year reflecting on whether they called it right – with retail sales surging, the FTSE-100 hitting a record high and unemployment falling to its lowest rate since 2005...
The latest unemployment and earnings data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) portray an interesting picture of the labour market in the UK...
One overworked cliché about decisions to buy or sell shares and other securities is ‘get your timing right’...
Since the Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States, investors have woken up to the fact that it makes sense to reduce risk by investing in a range of overseas markets in a number of different currencies...
In a year of political turbulence, dominated by the unexpected Brexit vote in the UK in June and Donald Trump’s surprise triumph in the US presidential election in November, the FTSE-100 has had a stellar year...
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has called for banks to do more to prevent scams where people are tricked into transferring money to fraudsters...
Observing trade signals is difficult especially for newbies. They seek shortcuts and ways to copy or borrow the ideas from other successful investors to become fruitful in the market...
From next April those aged between 18 and 40 years will be eligible to open up Lifetime Individual Savings Accounts – or LISAs – to save towards the purchase of a first property or to provide funds in later life, from the age of 60...
The latest figures show that the total personal debt in this country has now reached £1.5 trillion...
Looking after all your personal investments can be a big task, involving a lot of time and effort...
The first of the new reviews of the State Pension Age (SPA) is getting underway, led by John Cridland, formerly of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)...
Every man needs a cosy get-away within his home for that much needed privacy. You know how much of a handful it can be trying to watch a football match with kids running and yelling...
The FTSE 100 index has gained momentum and reached a ten-month high after recovering from the downfall caused by the shocking decision of Britain to leave the EU...
The government is launching a number of new savings products designed to encourage us to save. Lifetime ISAs (LISAs) are designed to help us become home owners and save for our retirement years...
While the impact of Brexit has been felt across Europe, it is British SMEs that have been most adversely impacted...
The unexpected vote to leave the European Union in the June referendum sent shock waves through the financial markets with share prices and the value of Sterling plummeting in the aftermath of the result...
Data published today by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK...
The financial consequences of the Brexit vote on 23rd June are already hitting the public. The slump in the value of the pound is pushing up the cost of holiday spending for those jetting off overseas...
Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and required only a modest mortgage to buy it...
April saw the start of the 3% surcharge to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for properties not bought for residence by buyers...
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show average in England house prices rising by 8...
One major factor driving turbulence on the world’s stock exchanges has been the fall in oil prices over the past year...
Some 8,000 private investors will descend on Islington's Business Design Centre this April for the 14th Master Investor Show...
From April this year the lifetime allowance on the size of individual pension funds falls from £1...
- Rent costs are putting the squeeze on workers and pensioners........
- Signs of a credit slowdown? Figures hint at an ease in borrowing appetite........
- Is the London house price bubble bursting?........
- Can consumers steal a march on the markets when it comes to interest rates?........
- Pension awareness has to start with the government........
- How do you assess the performance of your fund manager?........
- Women bearing the brunt of the financial fallout from state pension reforms........
- Every Landlord Should Be Aware of How to Gain An Edge in Today's Fast Paced Construction Industry........
- Applying the brakes to consumer credit – lenders take prompt from BoE........
- Two years on from the pensions revolution are people taking advantage?........
