Three ‘bad idea’ investments
With the continuing market volatility, it is only natural that some investors will be considering their own flight to safety.
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With the continuing market volatility, it is only natural that some investors will be considering their own flight to safety.
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in the Daily Express today, in an article looking at alternative investments such as gold, art or fine wine.
The peak in the price of gold this week has reopened the debate around the suitability of gold within an investment portfolio.
The oil price has taken a tumble this week, falling from nearly $126 a barrel at the end of last week to around $106 as I type this.
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in The Telegraph today, in an article looking at the merits of gold as a hedge against inflation.
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”.
Informed Choice investment director and chartered financial planner Dermott Whelan was quoted in the Telegraph, in an article looking at whether at gold is really a safe haven for investors.
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,534.24, up 7.52 points or +0.14% on the day and up 121.36 points (+2.24%) over the week (and since the start of the year).
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week (and the year!) at 5,412.88, up 15.02 points or +0.28% on the day and up 10.48 points (+0.19%) over the week.
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,196.81, down 20.80 points or -0.40% on the day and down 64.76 points (-1.23%) over the week.
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