How do stock markets work?
Ever wondered what the difference between stocks and shares are? Both terms can be used interchangeably, and mean the same thing. However one often refers to the ‘share’market as the stock market partly through tradition. The basis of the stock or share market is that investors purchase shares of the company and can then be [...]
What is an ETF?
An exchange traded fund or ETF is an entity listed on the stock market. That means for example that you can trade it. Its not quite the same as the usual stock or share that relates to your average company. There is no actual company behind the scenes but the ETF could track a company [...]
Investing an a FTSE 100 ETF
One of the smartest ways of investing in stocks and shares is via a tracker fund that aims to capitalize on gains to the average of a bunch of shares. One of the most popular indexes is the FTSE 100, and you can invest in this index by purchasing an ishares ETF tracker which can [...]
How to invest £70,000
To Invest £70k, here is what I would encourage you to think about. Going back to the original point, what every investor wants is to be able to add the maximum added value to what ever asset or entity that they purchase. Whoever said balance or diversification is half right, you could do this or [...]
Warren buffet says gold is not that precious
The legendary investor Warren Buffet cannot understand why anyone would invest in gold which is an asset that generates no income and no wealth. Buffet say that if you were to pool all the gold reserves in the world together you could buy several billion dollar companies that generate billions in income whilst gold earns [...]
Saving cash by investing in high dividend stocks
Saving money might not be the highest priority on your todo list but we all need to be saving for a rainy day. Whilst many are struggling just to make ends meet, the question is how do you make money given the poor returns from putting money in a bank account? One way is to [...]
House hold name stocks paying more than 10%
With falls in stockmarket share prices, some shares now look really cheap compared with their dividend payouts. Two well known listed companies are paying out dividends of over 10%. Compared to paltry rates in the bank, investing in shares could over as much as 5 times or even 100 times the tiny interest rates on [...]
How to track the FTSE cheaply
So you want to buy shares, but you don’t know which ones. Or maybe you know which shares or sector you would like but you want to minimise your losses or spread your risk. You might even take the opinion that sun average over the market is better. There are numerous ways you can buy [...]
Shares pick up investor confidence returns.
The share market is showing signs of recovery as more investors put money back into the markets. The markets such as the ftse 100 are still a long way from the highs of the year, but after their recent rout it looks like things are stabilising.
Thomas cook shares nosedive
The holiday group shares have taken yet another nose dive leaving the battered company with even less working capital.
