Buy-to-let tax changes bite with rising interest rates
Changes to buy-to-let tax rules that took effect in the 2020/21 tax year could soon inflict financial pain on investors as interest rates rise.
Investment
The price of surging inflation
As the UK’s inflation surges to 30-year high, double-digit price increases could be on the horizon. How will your cash and investments fare?
Quantitative tightening: a reversal of fortunes?
Quantitative easing is about to go into reverse as the Bank of England grapples with the strongest inflation in 40 years. So what will that mean for your investments?
Two weeks that shook the world: reacting to Ukraine
As the world reels from the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, taking the long view on investments will help weather the storm.
Learning lessons from the UK dividends bounce back
After a grim 2020, UK dividend payments rebounded by 46% in 2021, but despite the positive surge, there are some important lessons for investors.
Crypto – investment or gamble?
Some 2.3 million people in the UK own cryptocurrencies despite it being a high risk and unregulated market, but are they a worthwhile investment or a gamble?
2021 investment wrap-up
Despite poor UK stocks and fixed-interest performance in 2021, most share-based funds produced solid returns during the year, but diversification, inflation and interest rates must stay on investors’ radars.
Demerging China from emerging markets
Many investment professionals, including Goldman Sachs, are calling for China to be removed from the emerging markets indices after accounting for nearly 35% of it.
The global dividend recovery
New research has found that in the third quarter of the year, dividend payments increased sharply in all major markets and are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels before the year’s end.
Are your young adults missing out on their Child Trust Fund?
HMRC urges parents of teenagers to check for hidden cash in forgotten Child Trust Funds. Does that include you?