How to start investing and grow your wealth: This is Money podcast special By This Is Money Published: 13:54 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 13:54 BST, 24 July 2020 Over the long-term investing in the stock market has proven to be the best way to beat inflation and grow your wealth. But how do … Read more
You have decided savings rates are just too poor and you want to invest. Whether you have taken financial advice or not, you have looked at your pension arrangements and your cash savings, you’ve considered the risks, you can lock your money away for at least five years and want to start an investing Isa. … Read more
Still profits to be made from investing in gold, according to leading asset managers By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 11 July 2020 There are still profits to be made from investing in gold, according to leading asset managers. David Coombs, head of multi-assets … Read more
Bankers are rarely popular, attracting scorn and envy in equal measure. But lately, bank shares have acquired a new fan base. The private investor clients of platforms such as Hargreaves Lansdown have been snapping up these stocks, persuaded that they are set to recover from their current lows. In particular, they hope that Lloyds shares … Read more
Though the restrictions on movement during lockdown have left many with a case of severe cabin fever, an unexpected upside has been Britons spending less and saving more. The most recent data from the Office for National Statistics released this week, revealed that collectively, we have saved £157billion in just three months. Meanwhile Bank of … Read more
A bright idea?: As a nation we’ve used less water, gas and electricity during lockdown Your own energy bills may have been eye-watering during lockdown, but as a nation we’ve used less water, gas and electricity thanks to temporary shutdowns in manufacturing and less use of public and private transport. This all has an effect … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has left the investment world topsy-turvy. Some businesses that might have thrived in more normal times are struggling while those that were seen as staid and boring are suddenly viewed as safe bets. For the fund management industry – overseers of our long-term investments – this has required them to adjust their … Read more
What next for shares after the post-crash bounce? By This Is Money Published: 17:09 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 17:09 BST, 8 June 2020 The stock market in the UK has bounced substantially since late March and shares in the US have soared even more, but how long can this last? On this episode … Read more
A surge in young investors within the next 12 months could be on the cards according to new research from personal finance comparison website, Finder.com The study, entitled Investing in a coronavirus world: A brave new dawn?, revealed younger generations are embracing investing following the initial coronavirus market crash which firmly took hold in March this year. … Read more
There is little doubt Britain faces one of the deepest recessions in history. This month, the Bank of England warned the UK economy faces its worst downturn in 300 years, while chancellor Rishi Sunak said it was very likely we are in the middle of a ‘significant’ recession as we speak. The hope is our … Read more