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Structured products and ‘guaranteed’ equity bonds were never a good idea

Posted by Snouty 1126 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: lehman brothers structured gebs
The collapse of Lehman Brothers is threatening the savings of people who didn't even know the now-failed investment bank was involved. It's just th[...] read more »
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Crisis investing as swine flu panic spreads

Posted by Snouty 1127 days ago, popular 1126 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: flu investing stocks
Deciding if and how to respond to a global panic like the potential swine flu pandemic is one of the thorniest issues in stock market investing. read more »
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Assume every investment can fail you

Posted by Snouty 1130 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: diversification failure investing
Never trust a 'guaranteed' investment product. Everything from a company to an investment plan to currency can fail and leave you poorer. read more »
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Why I’m celebrating the annual ISA limit being raised to £10,200

Posted by Snouty 1132 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investing isa uk
UK-based investors should be pleased to see the tax-free ISA contribution rise to £10,200. Over the long-term it could make quite a difference. read more »
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Why have bank stocks risen so far, so fast?

Posted by Snouty 1136 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: banks investing
Fear is still driving bank prices, but it’s the reduction in fear that is now in the driving seat. read more »
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Opportunity cost when starting a business

Posted by Snouty 1137 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Entrepreneurship | Tags: entrepreneur start-up
It's not a popular message in the personal finance blogosphere, but the fact is if you've got something to lose then starting a business is a more [...] read more »
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How should UK investors respond to the strengthening pound?

Posted by Snouty 1139 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currency investing pound yen
Recently, however, the Nikkei has rallied, and the yen has started weakening against the UK pound. What should investors do in response? read more »
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Beat Market Volatility by being boring

Posted by Snouty 1147 days ago (http://moneyning.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stocks
Whether you invest through ETFs that track the markets or you buy specific shares in small growth companies, you don’t want your trading account to i[...] read more »
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Why You Should Ignore Your Portfolio for Months at a Time

Posted by Snouty 1147 days ago (http://investing-school.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stocks
It might seem ridiculous not to watch your portfolio like a hawk, but if seeing your net worth fluctuate makes you unhappy and scares you out of the [...] read more »
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Strategies for investing in bear markets

Posted by Snouty 1147 days ago, popular 1146 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bear markets investing stocks
The easiest way to sidestep all the agony of a bear market is to dollar-cost average into the market by regularly saving and investing into an equity[...] read more »
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Six ways in which stop losses can damage your wealth

Posted by Snouty 1148 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stop losses
Stop losses are often touted as free insurance policy when buying stocks, but in reality there are many circumstances in which they can cost you mone[...] read more »
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Compound interest turbo-charges your salary, too

Posted by Snouty 1153 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: income salary
Cutting costs and saving money is only one part of the equation. Redoubling your efforts to grow your salary can yield big returns over time. read more »
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How stop loss investing can save you money

Posted by Snouty 1159 days ago, popular 1158 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: investing stop loss
The number one benefit of stop losses is they force you to be disciplined about your trading. They also reduce your risk, by limiting the amount you [...] read more »
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The number one money maker for 99 per cent of people

Posted by Snouty 1161 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: income salary
Are you forgetting the best chance you've got for improving your financial situation? read more »
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Who isn’t buying the market right now?

Posted by Snouty 1174 days ago, popular 1173 days ago (http://monevator.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: bear market index investing stocks
If you’re not at least trickling money into the markets at these levels then you might as well forget stock market investing altogether. read more »
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