Spreading your money overseas as liberally as any colonial power ever did means you reduce all sorts of risks when investing in shares, provided you’ve a long-term horizon.
2012
Warren Buffett says that gold has no value, except as something incredibly expensive that you can fondle. (Surely he’s thinking of my ex-wife, etc etc etc.)
Tax is not payable on capital gains with spread bets. While it’s certainly a risky form of pseudo-investing, it might be useful in some circumstances.
Facebook is set to be the largest internet IPO in history. How will the entry of this behemoth affect your index trackers?