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Stock Trading Advice Revisited

Well it has certainly been an interesting week on the Markets and this is how we see it at the sharp end. First of all with regards to the UK, the FTSE and of course Lloyds Bank, where do we stand? Well to be honest one never knows exactly with these s... Read >
Author: Stephen Morgan

Should I leave my New Star funds or just sit and wait?

Should I leave my New Star funds or just sit and wait? 19 December 2008 How the mighty have fallen! During the year, this share has traded from 167.50p to a halfpenny! The years fall is recorded at a horrible 98.96% which is pretty much as bad as it... Read >
Author: Peter McGahan

Automaker Bailout Fails, Stock Market Short Lived Optimism Evaporates

After an opening surge on Monday, markets had a mixed time of it for the remainder of the week. President elect Barack Obama's announcement of a huge public works program helped virtually every market rally against the main trends of the last few weeks. E... Read >
Author: cordieliea

UK Government puts pressure on banks to pass on rate cut

The UK's biggest building society has announced on Thursday it will pass on the full one percentage point cut for existing tracker customers. RBS/Natwest also said on Friday that they would be cutting their mortgages by 0.75 of a percentage point. The gov... Read >
Author: cborthwick9

Economics is all about free market forces

The bank of England cut interest rates from 4.5% down to 3% this month and then commented that they had thought of a bigger drop in the base rate. But they were worried about the message a bigger drop in interest rates would have sent into the market. Wha... Read >
Author: SEO Positive

UK Mortgage Market expected to be stagnant for three years

The Treasury Department has commissioned Sir James Crosby, the former chief executive of HBOS, owner of the Halifax and the Bank of Scotland to carry out a report on the mortgage market. His report suggests that he feels the mortgage market will be paraly... Read >
Author: SEO Positive

Britain’s fifth largest bank offers to delay repossessions

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced it will give customers at least six months grace if they are to fall behind on their mortgage repayments before repossessing their property. This will come as a big relief to many customers who have growin... Read >
Author: cborthwick9

Potential loans and mortgage troubles if action isn’t taken soon

Borrowing money is a bit of a sore subject at the moment, many people who need to are unable to because of the current lockdown on lending money in the UK. The reasoning behind this spreads far and wide with bank closures, financial bailouts and years of... Read >
Author: Andy Adams

The Worldwide Credit Crisis

It seems that recently there has been incredible events happening mainly in the American finance sector which are greatly effecting the rest of the world credit wise, where banks are not confident about lending money to other banks as there is so ... Read >
Author: Mortgage Services

Landlords Should Look out for the Potential of Tenant Redundancy

As the credit crunch looms large, an increasing worry of mine is that one of my tenants loses their job and the potential ramifications for me as the landlord. One thing that I can do to reduce the financial risks as a landlord is reference my tenants ... Read >
Author: Propertyhawk

Mortgage comprehension test

If you're on the lookout for a mortgage, there's a bewildering choice and the main element you're going to need is advice. Luckily, there's plenty of that too, but before you ask for it, you may like to familiarize yourself with some of the jargon. Wit... Read >
Author: michael challiner

How Safe is Your Money? - Your Guide to Protection

My goodness what a rollercoaster it has been recently! It seems that not a day goes by without more gloom. A bank goes bust or is rescued, an insurance company is swallowed up by another or is nationalised. It is in times like these that people quit... Read >
Author: Ray Prince

The current state of Icelandic and UK Banks

UK authorities have seized control of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, the UK arm of Kaupthing. Kaupthing Edge -the Internet bank- was transferred to ING Direct and the UK operation put into administration. The Icelandic government decided then to nation... Read >
Author: Rivington

Bailing Out the Banks – What The Financial Crisis Means to You

It is a mark of our times that we are consistently reminded of the importance of good debt management practice. The U.K. already has the worst personal debt record in Europe and the increasing menace of the credit crunch only looks like making our persona... Read >
Author: RicReev

Savings somewhere else

With another major bank set to become nationalised, savers are turning to our overseas neighbour to ensure their savings stay safe. The Irish government have backed all savings 100% which has lead to the Irish banks being swamped with calls to set new acc... Read >
Author: barryloughran@live.co.uk

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