What is the FTSE 100?

Many are often confused by what the FTSE 100 means. Actually its really very simple, it is a measure of the 100 largest companies in the UK by value. It provides a simple index aiming to give a measure of the health of uk listed companies in one single number.

FTSE 100 heads for 5,300

The recent market trend has been thankfully for many investors upwards. This could mark a turning point as investors return to the marketplace. We could be retracing or we could be at the beginning of another bull run. Many will be happy the market appears to be stabilizing somewhat, but the question always remains about [...]

Is the time to invest in long term growth now?

The markets are down again. This could present a good buying opportunity for some to pick up shares near the bottom of the market. Dell shares closed down 10% yesterday and being the bell weather of technology it could be time to consider buying up some good quality companies at low prices.

Have we seen the worst of the financial crisis?

Futures in the US market are down as more share sell offs are expected. The markets continue their turmoil as investors consider their positions in the wake of more bad news and with nothing positive to buoy the markets a slight decline maybe evident despite a day of mixed trading yesterday.

Tracker funds – how do they work?

Tracker funds (also known as index funds) are a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (an investment fund which is traded on stock exchanges, bearing a striking resemblance to stocks) which invests in all the companies within the index of a particular market or by an agreed upon set of consistent guidelines uninfluenced by [...]

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