We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more
Deciding to invest is a matter of personal choice. Some swear by it and point to decades of data showing stock market investment is the best way to make long-term inflation-beating gains; others are dead against and argue they will not gamble their money, pointing to three hefty stock market crashes since 2000 for evidence. … Read more
Why do people invest directly in shares rather than letting a fund manager do the work for them? For some it is because they think they can beat the market and the manager, for others it’s the attraction of owning a direct stake in a company, and for many share investors it comes down to … Read more
Being the owner of a holiday letting business or guest house in Britain has been a financially depressing state of affairs during the past year. Repeated lockdowns mean that bookings have had to be postponed or cancelled while people stay at home, barring a surge when the economy was opened up last summer. But has … Read more
Twenty-one years ago, it was the bursting of the technology bubble that sent share prices plunging – at a stroke depleting the wealth of hundreds of thousands who had enthusiastically invested their Isas in the dotcom story. Today, there is a fear among some financial experts that another stock market bubble has formed that could … Read more
London named top city in the world to invest in by Schroders as previous winner Los Angeles plummets in the rankings Britain’s capital rose to the number one from second place last year The City firm has put more emphasis on environmental and social factors San Francisco took the runner-up spot thanks to its tech … Read more
L&G warns chasm between rich and poor households will widen after pandemic unless Government marshals an infrastructure investment boom By Lucy White And Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 15 February 2021 The chasm between rich and poor households will widen after the pandemic unless … Read more
A constant flow of investing ideas is always fodder for useful research, even if many notions you have about future winners won’t pan out. You can actively seek out investing inspiration, or it might strike while you are shopping, watching the news or chatting with family and friends. Social media is a popular place for … Read more
Lenny Kravitz asks his fans to invest in your own life and become a Heartbeat Billionaire in the new Stella Artois Super Bowl ad By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 06:20 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 06:20 GMT, 8 February 2021 Lenny Kravitz asks fans to invest in your own life and become a … Read more
My wife’s grandmother has a spare £100,000 that she wants to earn some income from to supplement her state pension. She has no private pension and is fed up with terrible savings rates. She does have more cash savings that will be kept separate, but she wants to get this money working harder, earning at least 3-to-5 … Read more