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Monthly Investment Update – July 2015
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares ended June at 6,520.98, falling by 463.44 points or 6.64%. European […]
Julia Docker
Jul 1, 20153 min read


Greece crisis reaches boiling point
It’s taken several years to get here, but the Greek debt crisis appears to be finally reaching boiling point. Here’s […]
Julia Docker
Jun 29, 20153 min read


Retail distribution ban on CoCo bonds
The Financial Conduct Authority has added CoCo bonds to the list of investments banned for distribution to retail investors. In […]
Julia Docker
Jun 18, 20152 min read


No deflation this month
The UK has avoided another month of deflation, with the news that price inflation turned positive in the year to […]
Julia Docker
Jun 16, 20151 min read


Grexit, Brexit & investor fears
Investors are a funny bunch. That’s not a criticism of individual investors, but investors collectively, who often allow fear to […]
Julia Docker
Jun 10, 20152 min read


Investing in a connected world
Have you bought yourself the new Apple Watch yet? I’ve managed to resist the temptation so far, although when it […]
Julia Docker
Jun 8, 20152 min read


Monthly Investment Update – June 2015
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares ended May at 6,984.42, rising by only 23.79 points or 0.34% […]
Julia Docker
Jun 1, 20152 min read


Premium Bonds maximum investment increased to £50,000
There’s some good news for savers from ERNIE, as the Premium Bonds maximum investment is increased from £40,000 to £50,000 from […]
Julia Docker
May 31, 20152 min read


UK economic growth is slowing
UK economic growth is slowing down, according to the latest official figures published by the Office for National Statistics. According […]
Julia Docker
Apr 28, 20152 min read


Investment update – April 2015
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK companies finished March at 6,773.04, falling by 173.62 points or 2.5% during the […]
Julia Docker
Apr 1, 20153 min read


Cash ISAs, fees for retirement advice & ISA fund tips
It’s been another busy weekend for press mentions here at Informed Choice. We have been talking about cash ISA rates, […]
Julia Docker
Mar 15, 20152 min read


5 Financial Planning lessons from Antifragile
On Sunday afternoon I finished reading an excellent book, Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The author is an essayist, scholar, […]
Julia Docker
Mar 10, 20153 min read


Should you trust your investments to a robo-adviser?
I woke up this morning to an interesting article on my iPad Flipboard magazine app. It came from the BBC […]
Julia Docker
Mar 3, 20152 min read


Crowdfunding on BBC Radio 4 Money Box
Last week I was interviewed for an appearance on BBC Radio 4 Money Box, talking about crowdfunding. Returning to the […]
Julia Docker
Feb 25, 20152 min read


Informed Choice Podcast 012 – Foreign Sounding Fund Managers, Women & Dementia, & Investment Outlooks
This week in episode 12 of the Informed Choice Podcast, Martin examines a new study which has found investors are […]
Julia Docker
Feb 20, 20153 min read


Chinese New Year, Goats & Changing Direction
It’s Chinese New Year today, signifying the start of the Year of the Goat. The goat is the eighth of […]
Julia Docker
Feb 19, 20152 min read


FTSE 100 nears record high
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares is nearing its record high. Earlier today, the index reached its […]
Julia Docker
Feb 18, 20151 min read
Martin & Nick chat about investing
Nick and Martin sat down at Sundial House yesterday morning for a chat about investing. They talked about our approach […]
Julia Docker
Feb 3, 20151 min read


Investment Update for February 2015
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished January at 6,749.40, rising by 193.3 points or 2.95% during […]
Julia Docker
Feb 2, 20153 min read


ECB fires the Big Bazooka
The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to pump at least €1.1 trillion into the troubled Eurozone economy. This is […]
Julia Docker
Jan 23, 20153 min read
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