On Friday 19th August, the Daily Express ran the headline ‘Pensions crisis as shares collapse’ on the front cover.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Nick Bamford is presenting a webcast at 6pm on Wednesday 31st August 2011 about meeting your investment obligations as a trustee.

The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,129.92, down 1.18 points or -0.02% on the day and up 89.16 points (+1.77%) over the week.

The US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated that the central bank will not take any immediate action to stimulate the US economy.

We look at the new social impact bonds and ask whether they are a good idea for investors.

News that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive is raising lots of questions about how the technology giant will perform in the future.

Japanese sovereign debt has been downgraded by Moody’s, less than a month after Standard & Poor’s downgraded US sovereign debt.

The British Retail Consortium is reporting that more than one in ten retail units were vacant as at the end of May.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was featured in The Sunday Times yesterday, in an article looking at the various options for income investors.

The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,040.76, down 51.47 points or -1.01% on the day and down 279.27 points (-5.25%) over the week.

Global stock markets took another tumble today, as investor sentiment turned negative over economic prospects and the eurozone debt crisis.

The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,320.03, up 157.20 points or +3.04% on the day and up 73.04 points (+1.39%) over the week.

Investment markets have reacted positively this morning to news that the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) will keep interest rates in the US low until mid-2013.

Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford explains why, despite falling stock markets and civil unrest, it is not the end of the world.

Timing an entry into falling investment markets has been described as trying to catch a falling knife – if you are not very careful, you are likely to get hurt.

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 Independent on Sunday today, in an article looking at Absolute Return funds.

In a bold move, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the United States one notch from AAA to AA+ with negative outlook.

The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,246.99, down 146.15 points or -2.71% on the day and down 568.2 points (-9.77%) over the week.

A new note from stock market analysts Birinyi Associates shows it is rare for a market correction to turn into a full blown bear market.