10 golden rules for rookie investors: The PRUDENT INVESTOR has seen it all over three decades of stock market ups and downs… here’s his top tips UK shares have halved twice since turn of the century – but each time recovered Most investors hold too much money in the UK and too little in the … Read more
Saving is in crisis. Interest rates are now at a record low and show no sign of improving any time soon. All major High Street banks are refusing to pay us more than 0.01 per cent on our savings in easy-access accounts. And yesterday, 25 million of the nation’s savers were clobbered yet again with … Read more
Bitcoin is quickly closing in on all-time high, with the price of the cryptocurrency surging since September and now at more than $18,500 a coin. There are predictions it could surpass the previous peak of more than $19,000 a coin and even top $20,000 by the end of this year. Many investors may be tempted … Read more
A new investment app is calling on the ‘next generation of investors’ to become carbon neutral by putting their money into projects that can change the world. Tickr, which launched just last year yet already boasts more than one hundred thousands users, is an investing platform designed to help users make money while also having a … Read more
Is it finally time for the value investing revival? Growth was the only game in town but the vaccine rally hints at a switch, says SIMON LAMBERT By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 12 November 2020 When news of Pfizer’s successful vaccine broke on Monday, some … Read more
The idea of investing in companies that contribute to society, help the environment and behave ethically has been around for decades. Indeed, April this year saw record inflows of almost £1billion into responsible investment funds. What looked potentially like a knee-jerk reaction to the outbreak of coronavirus, proved more sustained, however. Investment Association figures show that … Read more
Commission-free share investing platform Freetrade will launch a self-invested personal pension in December this year, This is Money can reveal. App-based service, Freetrade, which is popular among millennials, saw its customer base almost double throughout 2020 off the back of its no share-dealing fees pricing. The Sipp will be available to new and existing customers, but … Read more
I am a shareholder in IAG, or British Airways. I received a prospectus from Computershare for the IAG offer of buying new shares for holders of original shares. I have read the prospectus and decided on my course of action. Reading the prospectus it informs me that I should phone Computershare on the number it … Read more
I am a shareholder in AIG, or British Airways. I received a prospectus from Computershare for the AIG offer of buying new shares for holders of original shares. I have read the prospectus and decided on my course of action. Reading the prospectus it informs me that I should phone Computershare on the number it … Read more
SIMON LAMBERT: Buying shares is back in fashion but will the new wave of traders turn into investors once lockdown and the tech boom fade By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:52 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 10:54 BST, 17 September 2020 If you wait long enough most things come back into fashion. The … Read more