by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
After my blog piece on Research in Motion’s fortunes it appears Apple has endured a fall from grace in the past few months. It is very rare that an OEIC or Unit Trust would suffer such a decline in price as they are usually invested in different equities and different...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I agree with the journalist Alistair Blair in his following article http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2012/11/22/comment/no-free-lunch/whose-fault-was-that-4az6YuMZtrtZhUTVYvAQII/article.html much more effort needs to go into gathering evidence of managers of rouge...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
Even Warren Buffet underperforms from time to time as the following article reports on his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21638763 It is important for all investors to regularly review their collective investments...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article is a chilling read for bankers http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/bank-ppi-costs-could-double-to-25bn/1063858.article I have written many blog posts on payment protection insurance (PPI) miss-selling. If these predictions are correct I...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
Buy-to-Let Investments have been popular in the UK for some years now. Articles like this one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20726001 may persuade some people to invest in residential property rather than a pension scheme even a cost effective Group Personal...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article is very interesting on the matter of financing nursing home fees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21507462 Despite the media circus around the proposed changes, the minimum level at which the Government pays all of the nursing home fees is...
