After five months of tough talk, roundabout action and general chicken-sans-headery, the Government has ‘decided’ to nationalise Northern Rock. (Yes, in the same way that I ‘decided’ to start losing my hair). The authorities responsible for dealing with the Northern Rock’s collapse have been making poor precedent-setting decisions since day one of this pantomime. None [...]
The Investor
The actor from Lock, Stock (and Press Gang, for a certain generation) has given The Telegraph a cautionary tale on the reckless spending and debt-mania that saw him go bankrupt at 31: I guess I was under the impression I had more money than I did. But I was very wasteful – I bought a [...]
There are no true short cuts in investing, but I believe there are some subtle benefits in targeting income when making your investment plans.
New government statistics reveal home ownership in the UK is the lowest it’s been for a decade. In London there are an incredible 110,000 fewer home owners than in 2001 (not that surprising if you’ve seen London prices recently). Blame buy-to-let.