Should investors turn to frontier markets in 2011?
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in an Interactive Investor article today, looking at the investment prospects for Frontier Markets in 2011.
We identify the UK Equity Income lemon funds
Jan 19, 2011
Our latest LemonAid survey looks at the IMA UK Equity Income sector and identifies those funds investors should consider reviewing.
Barclays and the £7.7m FSA fine for investment failings
Jan 18, 2011
Barclays has been fined a record £7.7m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for investment advice failings and ordered to compensate customers with a further £60m.
Inflation leaps to 3.7%
Jan 18, 2011
The latest price inflation figures show a leap in the rate of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to 3.7% in the year to December 2010.
Can I use a SIPP to invest in an EIS?
Jan 18, 2011
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford responds to a client query about investing in an EIS using his SIPP.
Market numbers: Friday 14th January 2011
Jan 16, 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 6,002.07, down 21.81 points or -0.36% on the day and up 17.74 points (+0.30%) over the week.
Not owning gold is not “insanity”
Jan 12, 2011
A report in the Telegraph today quotes Cazenove’s Robin Griffiths as saying that not owning gold during the current financial turmoil is “a form of insanity”.
Avoid bank-run investment funds
Jan 12, 2011
New data published by FTfm has shown that investment funds which are managed by banks and insurance companies generally underperform those operated by independent asset managers.
Market numbers: Friday 7th January 2011
Jan 7, 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,984.33, down 35.18 points or -0.58% on the day and up 84.43 points (+1.43%) over the week.
Investment Outlook Q1 2011
Jan 7, 2011
We have today published our Investment Outlook report for Q1 2011. You can download your copy here.
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