Short selling, a help or a hindrance? I am not talking about individual traders who enjoy the ability to short sell shares, I am referring to the existing shareholder. Whilst existing holders may not want anyone shorting their shares on a certain level, if the shares are shorted, and the shareholder has done their homework, [...]
It is nice to see that Warren Buffet, the Sage of Omaha, even had the power to halt an entire market move when he invested $5bn in Goldman Sachs.If I was sitting at my desk and was asked which bank in the world would I buy into, with any spare $5bn I happened to have [...]
Many people are increasingly thinking about taking control of their finances; especially in the light of the positives and negatives drawn from the economic crisis.Being more tax efficient with your investments and savings is always a good idea. Looking to adjust existing stocks and shares portfolios is another sensible area of focus. And then there [...]
Back in the summer of 2008 Mervyn King gave the startling news that the average family’s standard of living would ‘stagnate’. This is hardly news as the same thing happened (pretty much) last year and the year before. The huge rise in personal debt is evidence that many people have been financing any increase in [...]
So it looks like we have avoided a 1930’s style depression however the current forecasts still suggest slow growth and a difficult time ahead. So what should you do in a difficult environment with your own finances?If we were to be honest with ourselves, then we should probably accept that we can improve on at [...]
As the major economies start to stabilise and the risk of a depression thankfully fades into the distance many people are reflecting on a few important points. Firstly, how did it all happen? Secondly, how can they better protect themselves in the future?Tax efficiency, opportunities in fluctuating markets, diversifying existing investment portfolios and planning investments [...]
You should be able to find several indispensable facts about financial spread betting in the following paragraphs. If there’s at least one fact you didn’t know before, imagine the difference it might make.
There was a time when financial spread betting was just a way to “punt” on the financial markets, purely a gambling product with [...]