Pension Income - The 3rd Way
Howard Bullock, a Director of Clear Financial Advice, provides information about developments in the Pension annuity market exclusively for lse.co.uk
Jupiter Financial Opportunities Fund...Opportunity or Disaster?
Howard Bullock, a Director of Clear Financial Advice, provides investment fund information and comment exclusively for lse.co.uk
Inflation ate my Savings
In April, the Governor of the Bank of England had to write a tricky letter to the Chancellor, explaining why he’d failed to keep inflation below the Bank’s two per cent target. For those who remember the 1970s, the target may seem insignificant, but even low inflation rates can impact heavily on your financial future.
Lost and found
It is always nice to find a lonely pound coin down the back of the sofa, but think what you could do
Happy Tax Returns
Nine million tax return envelopes arrived through Britain’s letterboxes this Easter, and many millions of us promptly put the envelopes to one side. But time is running out. Most people ask the Revenue to work out their tax bill – and that normally means that the tax return must be back with the inspectors by the end of September.
How much risk is too much?
Nobody likes to take chances, yet sometimes we have to juggle our investments. Answer our quiz to see how risk-inclined you are.
How green is your fund manager?
You can’t open a newspaper without mention of green initiatives from politicians and business leaders. Now, fund managers are getting in on the act, hoping that saving the planet is good for your investments.
Just another Cautious-Managed fund?
Howard Bullock, a Director of Clear Financial Advice, provides information about one of his preferred investment funds exclusively for lse.co.uk
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JUL
Despicable financial advice...and a singing Carpenter!
For once, I will keep lse’s Blog a Blog, rather than descend into ‘article mode’! Two interesting things have happened in the space of 24 hours from yesterday morning through to this.
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JUN
Mortgage payment problems? Common sense tips.
Times are quite simply becoming tough. Many more people are starting to feel the financial squeeze more than at any time in the recent past. Mortgages are most people’s key debt. Based on information on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s (CML) website, there were in excess of 4.8 million fixed-rate mortgages arranged over the years 2003 to 2006 inclusive.
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JUN
Insurance...who needs it?
lse.co.uk spent a lot of time selecting an Independent (aka Whole-of-market) insurance provider to team up with for the benefit of our site visitors…but no-one uses the facility!
18
JUN
Carrots and Woolly promises
For this Blog I have recruited Howard Bullock, a Director of Clear Financial Advice, to share his interesting take on With-profits funds...
14
JUN
Short selling gets short shrift
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has updated their Handbook with the introduction (from June 20th) of a ‘Short Selling Instrument’. This is aimed at preventing the abuse of rights issues.
10
JUN
Negative Equity and the gazunderer
On May 29th, Nationwide released House price figures telling a tale of woe and falling prices – by 2.5% in May itself and by 4.4% year-on-year.
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JUN
Happiness is...
…being a female Beauty Therapist over 60 years old from the North-East! At least this is the case according to the UK’s happiest worker profile in the City & Guilds 5th Annual Happiness Index, which measures job satisfaction (Sample: 1,000 employees across 20 professions).
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MAY
Confessions of a Share novice!
I have to admit that, despite being involved with lse.co.uk, I have little experience of Shares.
