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Can Shapps & Portas save the High Street?
The government is planning to support ailing High Streets across Britain, after accepting ‘virtually all’ of the recommendations made by […]
Julia Docker
Mar 30, 20122 min read


Our Investment Outlook for Q2 2012
Our latest Investment Outlook report for the second quarter of 2012 is now available to download. Informed Choice Investment Outlook […]
Julia Docker
Mar 30, 20121 min read


Back in recession
The UK is back in economic recession, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The leading global […]
Julia Docker
Mar 29, 20121 min read


Opaque fund fees
It’s more expensive to be an investor in the UK than it is in the US, according to senior executives […]
Julia Docker
Mar 27, 20122 min read


Your Investment Checklist
If you have some money to invest for the future you should consider the following ten point checklist. You may […]
Julia Docker
Mar 26, 20123 min read


Market numbers: Friday 23rd March 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,854.89, up 9.24 points or +0.16% on […]
Julia Docker
Mar 25, 20121 min read


How to you manage risk?
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was featured in an investment supplement in The Times yesterday, talking about how […]
Julia Docker
Mar 22, 20121 min read


Could the FTSE 100 double by 2022?
A new research note from strategists at Citigroup created a buzz by suggesting that the FTSE 100 index of leading […]
Julia Docker
Mar 20, 20122 min read


Market numbers: Friday 16th March 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,965.58, up 24.86 points or +0.42% on […]
Julia Docker
Mar 17, 20121 min read


100 years of government borrowing
There is speculation that the Chancellor is considering the issue of 100 year bonds in order to borrow money at […]
Julia Docker
Mar 14, 20121 min read


Market numbers: Friday 9th March 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,887.49, up 27.76 points or +0.47% on […]
Julia Docker
Mar 9, 20121 min read


If it seems too good to be true…
Another ponzi scheme has been defrauding innocent (and probably greedy) investors, resulting in total losses of £115m. Two men were […]
Julia Docker
Mar 6, 20121 min read


Market numbers: Friday 2nd March 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,911.13, down 20.12 points or -0.34% on […]
Julia Docker
Mar 3, 20121 min read


February 2012 investment & economic review
At the start of each month we produce a briefing note for our team of Financial Planners to share with […]
Julia Docker
Mar 1, 20123 min read


My ‘rubbish’ investments folder
I get a lot of emails each day. Plenty of these are from fund managers seeking to promote their latest […]
Julia Docker
Feb 28, 20123 min read


Complex & misleading charging structures
Reading through the new FSA Policy Statement on the distribution of retail investments and adviser charging over lunch, I spotted […]
Julia Docker
Feb 27, 20122 min read


Market numbers: Friday 24th February 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,935.13, down 2.76 points or -0.05% on […]
Julia Docker
Feb 26, 20121 min read


A double ISA allowance?
The introduction of the Junior ISA has created an interesting loophole for 16 and 17 year olds. Whilst an investment […]
Julia Docker
Feb 23, 20121 min read


Current thinking from the Bank of England
The latest minutes of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for their meeting on 8th and 9th of […]
Julia Docker
Feb 22, 20123 min read


Europe is not saved, it’s in debt up to its eyeballs
After a lengthy night of negotiations, another eurozone bailout deal appears to have been agreed for the Greek economy. This […]
Julia Docker
Feb 21, 20122 min read
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