Fancy a free £200 share, no fees for a year, or £100 for telling a friend? The perks DIY investing platforms and apps are offering DIY investment platforms have soared in popularity during the pandemic Platforms and trading apps are looking to grow their customer base further These include refer a friend schemes which offer … Read more
SIMON LAMBERT: My 80p bag of crisps shows how inflation creeps up on us, so make sure your money is fighting the spike By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:02 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 09:02 BST, 15 July 2021 My mind long ago anchored the price of an ordinary-sized bag of crisps at … Read more
When Steve Traveller asked to transfer his £600,000 pension to a new platform provider he was told it would take two to three weeks. But a series of delays meant his money was stuck in limbo for nine weeks. And this ended up costing him nearly £55,000 in lost profits because the market shot up … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: Tune in today to boost your income stream tomorrow, says JUSTIN URQUHART STEWART By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 9 July 2021 What’s happening? Normally, I do not like fashion fads, as they tend to lead to next year’s disasters. … Read more
A new opportunity may well have attracted investors with a keen ear. On both sides of the Atlantic, musicians have been auctioning off the rights to their songs — often for eye-watering sums. Last year, Bob Dylan sold the rights to his entire back catalogue. Now Dolly Parton is rumoured to be doing the same. … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: Value is finally coming back into vogue but beware the pitfalls of buying neglected stock By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 4 June 2021 | Updated: 08:49 BST, 5 June 2021 What’s happening? It is encouraging these days to come across an attractive company whose share price … Read more
Inflation is the topic du jour in global markets and investing. Will it overshoot or won’t it? Will it persist or won’t it? What will central banks do (or not do) about it? The latest evidence came from the eurozone this week, where figures showed inflation rose sharply in May to 2 per cent – … Read more
The surprisingly good festive film, Christmas Chronicles, revolves around the idea of true believers, as Santa Claus-obsessed 11-year-old Kate and her doubting cynical older brother Teddy get involved in an adventure to save Christmas. ‘It’s not about the presents, or the sleigh or the reindeer, it’s about Christmas spirit and making people believe,’ says Kurt … Read more
Two out of three investors bear ethical issues in mind while the rest focus solely on financial returns, new research shows. The vast majority believe that investing responsibly will either create increased profit or make no difference to their returns, with just 15 per believing it will reduce potential gains, according to research by Close … Read more
With international travel cleared for take-off next week, a return to normal appears closer than ever. But the Government’s ‘green list’, approving travel to just 12 countries, has failed to move the markets. While some travel stocks – such as cruise operator Carnival – opened higher on Monday, others slumped before falling again on Tuesday … Read more