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Currently, UK businesses (excluding banks) are hoarding cash to the tune of £318bn. As valuable as investing in expanding their own production is, whilst demand remains deflated businesses simply have no incentive to do so. Instead of stockpiling this cash for a rainy day that's already upon us, business should be investing in philanthropic ventures.
"There are no secrets", sorry to disappoint you, is the one and only answer I have to the almost daily questions I get asked on what are the secrets to trading success. The reality is that my trading success is simply down to having the right approach from the off.
Investing in the top 10 performing whiskies from the beginning of 2008 to the end of 2012 would have seen returns of 508%, the top 100 - 306%. They call it liquid gold for a reason.
The banking crisis in 2008 has made getting cheap cash to deposit on houses harder to come by and I'm going to use ultra-conservative figures to see if we can still get into the game. Based on having to find a 25% deposit, which is what a lot of lenders are asking for lets see if we can invest in some property.
This week - on Tuesday 12 March - the UK holds its first 'Ownership Day', a day dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of active ownership.
Over the past six months I've worked alongside a number of financial experts and along the way I've picked up many such stories. In this post I wanted to share with you a few true anecdotes from the world of investment.
Politicians have been keen to emphasise the importance of entrepreneurs and their role in helping the UK economy bounce back, but as a new wave of business people improve the wealth of the country, who will look after their money?
What we know for sure, what we know for certain, is that destiny is in our hands as never before. We know that if knowledge is power then economic knowledge must be economic power and we are certain that those who raise their knowledge will be at a distinct advantage. Those that don't grab it will only have themselves to blame.
Continued from Part 1 So what is the advantage in technical analysis? As it is this human element that moves price, the nature of the market can to ...
I am often asked how we dare preach saving to young people living in debt. I am asked how it is possible that the young-and-broke generation, my generation, can be asked to make even further sacrifices by saving for their future.
Germany's central bank, the Bundesbank - also known as Buba - is rightly famed as the world's least stupid central bank.
Fans of Scottish football club Rangers will be able to buy shares in their team from today, after it was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stoc...
The mistake that novice traders make is to forget that price action should always be the main indicator; instead they become fixated on all the other indicators.
Chatter in the trading rooms says some gold owners fear a punitive US tax hike in New Year 2013, with the Obama government targeting precious-metal investors.
If schools and policymakers were to encourage more market thinking and cross-communication we could begin to erect a more fluent society. A more top down society that facilitates an effective and more harmonious, uninterrupted flow between the education system and the labour market.
I am starting to wonder, if I am turning into a serial networker? Or if I am embracing what I am preaching: to develop your innovation skills you have to push yourself out of your cognitive comfort zone?
Trading has to be kept in perspective, and so does money. Money should not govern us, but instead be a tool for us to be able to achieve the desires of our mind. The more we have, the better the lifestyle.
With the current economical climate in the dire situation that it is in, people are increasingly looking into other avenues to generate an income. This may be to supplement a salary that one is earning which usually barely allows ends to meet, or for the more inventive and entrepreneurial amongst us, to find ways to totally beat the rat race.
It was just a month ago that the movers and shakers of the wine world got back from their very first taste of Bordeaux 2011. The results of the tasting were mixed and, with the financial crisis still roaring, the question of wine as an attractive alternative investment continues to be debated.
Last week I found myself speaking out against the government's Big Society Capital launch. Not because I wish to stand in the way of new funding mechanisms but because I know from experience what it takes to make a charity a viable, investable prospect.
Apple has announced how it will use some of its massive $100bn cash stockpile - and it isn't buying everyone in the UK three iPads. Instead Apple a...
Facebook has today announced its IPO plans to become a publicly listed company. The float will make Facebook the largest tech IPO since Google. The...
It seems perverse to the man on the street how the global economy can be in such dire straits, yet the value of gold continues to be at an all-time high. So how has the Eurozone crisis made gold more valuable? And why are some investors turning to metals and wine to preserve their fortunes?
