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Goodbye Euro?
News that France has voted for socialist president Francois Hollande and Greece has voted out their mainstream political parties in […]
Julia Docker
May 7, 20122 min read


Nick on Money Box talking about Arch cru
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford was a guest on Money Box on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday lunchtime, […]
Julia Docker
May 7, 20121 min read


Safer hunting for higher income
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was quoted in Investors Chronicle this morning, in an article looking at safer […]
Julia Docker
May 2, 20121 min read


“Good enough” support for risk assets
A new briefing note from Bob Doll, chief equity strategist of fundamental equities at BlackRock, suggests that whilst euro risks […]
Julia Docker
May 1, 20121 min read


Redress scheme for Arch cru investors
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a three month consultation process ahead of a consumer redress scheme for Arch […]
Julia Docker
Apr 30, 20122 min read


Market numbers: Friday 27th April 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,777.11, up 28.39 points or +0.49% on […]
Julia Docker
Apr 28, 20121 min read


These investments are unsuitable
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed that traded life policy investments are high risk products that should not be […]
Julia Docker
Apr 26, 20121 min read


You are the target of fraudsters
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has written to over 75,000 people with a warning that they are at risk of […]
Julia Docker
Apr 24, 20122 min read


A warning about Exchange Traded Products
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a factsheet for advisers highlighting some of the risks when recommending Exchange Traded […]
Julia Docker
Apr 23, 20122 min read


Market numbers: Friday 20th April 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,772.15, up 27.60 points or +0.48% on […]
Julia Docker
Apr 20, 20121 min read


AIM portfolios for inheritance tax planning
Reducing the level of inheritance tax paid on death is often a question of effectiveness versus control. The most effective […]
Julia Docker
Apr 20, 20122 min read


Balancing the equity bulls
Despite a set back last week, as fears over the Spanish economy damaged investor sentiment, the outlook for global equities […]
Julia Docker
Apr 17, 20121 min read


“Scams flourish as rates hit rock bottom”
A timely reminder in the form of an article in the Sunday Times yesterday; one of the fastest growing “businesses” […]
Julia Docker
Apr 16, 20122 min read


Market numbers: Friday 13th April 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,651.79, down 58.67 points or -1.03% on […]
Julia Docker
Apr 14, 20121 min read


Market numbers: Thursday 5th April 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,723.67, up 19.90 points or +0.35% on […]
Julia Docker
Apr 5, 20121 min read


Rates on hold in April
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and announced no extension to their programme of […]
Julia Docker
Apr 5, 20121 min read


One way to save the euro
Whilst relatively quiet at the moment, the eurozone sovereign debt crisis continues to rumble along beneath the surface. Recent measures […]
Julia Docker
Apr 3, 20121 min read


Growth in the finance sector
A new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and employers’ group the CBI has shown signs of recovery in the UK financial […]
Julia Docker
Apr 2, 20121 min read


Petrol panic & behavioural finance
The people of the UK have been acting collectively in a rather silly manner in recent days. Following talk of […]
Julia Docker
Apr 1, 20122 min read


Market numbers: Friday 30th March 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,768.45, up 26.42 points or +0.46% on […]
Julia Docker
Mar 31, 20121 min read
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