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Is Initiative Q too good to be true? What you need to know about it
Have you heard of Initiative Q? It’s a new ‘sign-up quick’ scheme spreading around on Facebook…
Are the UK’s fund managers starting to beat the market?
Are fund managers starting to beat the market? The active fund management industry has been taking…
How to invest with the rising stars of emerging markets
As the veterans of emerging market investing retire, who are the fund managers you can rely…
How to research an investment fund
By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:20 GMT, 5 October 2013 | Updated: 09:32 GMT, 11…
How do I vote if I own shares in a nominee account not paper?
I was shocked to find I couldn’t vote on the Unilever move abroad because I hold…
Seven rules to stick to when investing for retirement
While every saver is different, there are a few golden rules that everyone should stick to…
Safeguard your fortune with the one investment that’s…guaranteed solid gold
When stock markets plunge and the world economy is threatened, one asset normally worn around rich…
Four tips to protect your investments against a fall
As investors we’re constantly told that ‘markets can go up as well as down’. But if…
Gold isn’t an investment it’s a bet on people freaking out
Do you own any gold? Beyond the wedding ring on my finger, I don’t. I get…
Fund and trust ideas for first time and cautious investors
If you are new to investing then the huge number of funds and investment trusts on…
Why China and India are the bright spots for investors
Mention emerging markets and the talk inevitably turns to Trump. This is because, for better or…
Vanadium’s price is up 960% in two years, should I invest?
I recently read about vanadium, a metal that has apparently risen in price more than any…
How to invest for income: Shares, bonds and why dividends matter
Investing for income can be about harnessing the power of dividends to boost your investment returns,…
Five of the best female fund managers
Who are the fund managers you rate highly? Chances are you’ll probably list the likes of…
INVESTMENT EXTRA: Will Vodafone regret saving its dividend?
Vodafone can hardly be accused of having feeble ambitions. When the telecoms firm launched its improvement…
Ten tips to help if you’ve never invested before
Investing is one of those things that most people know they should do and far fewer…
Investing isn’t only for the rich and isn’t too difficult
Why invest? This is the deceptively simple question that it’s difficult to start any guide to…
How much money do I need before I start investing?
Would you lose sleep over the amount you plan to invest if it got wiped out…
How do your bank’s investing and advice services stack up?
Britain’s biggest banks axed or scaled back investment services following a clean-up of the financial industry…
PRUDENT INVESTOR: I took a 5.5% October haircut — but it could have been far worse
The early autumn stock market storms seem to have abated for now — but how much…
What do cryptic investment fund names mean?
Investment fund names are often a baffling mixture of fancy but vague words, which mean little…