All content Archive | March 2015

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March 31st
- The world’s poshest boycott campaign
- Election 2015: The real risk to Britain? A 'rainbow coalition'
- Election 2015: Fancy a punt on the election? Look to Aberdeen
- Inflation won't spur people to take out big mortgages like it used to
- Investors beware: the masters of the universe are making deals again
- 31 March 1990: Central London trashed in anti-poll tax riots
March 30th
- Think you can spend your pension and fall back on benefits? Think again
- My surgical strike in the euro
- I’ve found a fantastic way to play Colombia’s $50bn infrastructure boom
- Does it pay to be an ethical investor?
- Artists for every budget: from a canvas for £150 to a photo that fetched £2.7m
- The demise of equity markets is bad news for the rest of us
- Three shares to buy to 'beat the fade'
- Could Greece be the pin that pops the global bond bubble?
- 30 March 1867: Russia sells Alaska to the United States
March 28th
- Pensions Freedom Day: How to make sure scammers don’t steal your nest egg
March 27th
- I saw the market top coming (and banked 500 pips from it)
- Why Isas are still the best place for cash
- BlackRock World Mining: when sorry isn’t good enough
- The myth of uniquely ’Scottish values’
- The battle for Alliance Trust
- Tell Sid: popular capitalism is back – but buyers beware
- The difference between 'top down' and 'bottom up' investing
- Terror in Tunisia: a calculated attack on democracy
- Why the Tories will win at the polls
- Are we heading for another financial crisis?
- Chart of the week: Dotcoms come of age
- The big threat to bonds
- 27 March 1963: Beeching recommends cuts to Britain's railways
March 26th
- Greece is back at the cliff edge
- Inflation drops to zero
- Why no inflation?
- James Anderson's reasons to be cheerful: genes, Berlin and AI
- Britain’s broken finances
- James Anderson: the secret of Scottish Mortgage Trust's success
- The oil price has bottomed out – here’s why
- 26 March 1885: Britain’s first legal cremation
March 25th
- Gold smashed my tramline – its price should rise fast
- McLaren’s devilish monster
- Missing the whole point of pensions
- Here’s why you should avoid the most popular asset class in Britain
- 25 March 1584: Sir Walter Raleigh receives a patent to colonise America
March 24th
- Think your pension is safe from bankruptcy? Think again
- Grade I-listed buildings for sale
- Why a care home could be the best place for your pension
- This vast source of funds for the market is about to go into reverse
- 24 March 1603: the union of the Scottish and English crowns
March 23rd
- My charts got the euro bounce just right, but the next target won’t be easy
- Jeremy Clarkson and the Waldorf Salad
- At above 7,000, just how expensive is the FTSE 100 today?
- An alluring red wine from M&S
- What’s the truth about Blair’s millions?
- Osborne's lifetime allowance plans are deeply unfair
- Three shrewd plays on frontier markets
- Markets: FTSE 100 closes at over 7,000 for the first time
- 23 March 1983: Ronald Reagan launches ‘Star Wars’
March 21st
- Peer-to-peer lenders still hopeful they will be included in Isas after Budget disappointment
March 20th
- Russia is the place to buy right now
- The lifetime allowance is hugely unfair on people in private pension schemes
- When divorce doesn’t mean it’s over
- Four ways we can stop the tumbling euro crushing our recovery
- The wages of sin are healthy profits
- Gold is starting its big rally
- Where to stay in Stockholm
- Labour faces a 'monstering' in the polls
- Lurch to the right secures Bibi victory
- Chart of the week: the return of inflation
- Avoid US stocks – even the Fed can’t keep the market up forever
- The pound is in for a bumpy ride
- Some froth, but no bubble in Chinese stocks
- Platinum hits bottom
- Change is afoot at Japan Inc
- Japan’s bull market still has legs
- Markets: FTSE 100 continues its rise
- 20 March 1602: Dutch East India Company formed
March 19th
- Osborne sets out his stall
- Osborne’s Budget bribes
- Gear up for the Great Switch to European stocks
- 19 March 1649: The House of Lords is abolished
March 18th
- Pity the rich kids of Instagram
- Budget 2015: have the public finances been saved?
- If you want to be a good trader, don’t marry your trades
- The one little word that could herald a 50% plunge in the stockmarket
- Markets: FTSE 100 rises ahead of the Budget
- 18 March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation
March 17th
- Cutting inheritance tax on homes is nuts – it’s just going to make the housing crisis worse
- Japan has had a cracking year – buy in if you haven’t already
- Markets: retail stocks boost FTSE 100
- 17 March 1921: The first family planning clinic opens
March 16th
- Latin American tourism is about to boom – and we’ve got a way in
- Where to stay in Greece
- The gold price is poised for a big rally
- Houses for around £400,000
- Portugal: The ultimate tax shelter for your pension
- Three top-quality cash-generating stocks
- It’s time to 'get medieval' on the rich
- Nine key moves to watch out for in Wednesday’s Budget
- The four measures I’m hoping to see in Osborne’s 2015 Budget
- Barinder and Dilshad Hothi: Launching a start-up with your spouse
- Markets: commodity stocks drag the FTSE 100 down
- 16 March 1872: Wanderers win the first FA Cup final
March 14th
- Blurred lines – or just plain stealing?
March 13th
- Can Britain afford to skimp on its armed forces?
- Nothing changed after 2008 – and you’re about to pay for it
- My long-running Ryanair saga
- The euro bounces off the 1.05 level
- It pays to keep a lid on investment costs
- Giles Hargreave: a small-cap investor’s recipe for success
- Want to buy the euro while it's cheap? Here's how
- Cameron sidesteps live debate
- Why take Blair’s tainted money?
- Pensions are about to get a lot simpler – let’s hope it stays that way
- Chart of the week: The feel-good factor returns
- Austria: The return of the debt crisis
- Investors in US stocks get withdrawal jitters
- Markets: FTSE 100 adds to gains as pharmaceuticals climb
- Giles Hargreave: investment guru aiming high with small companies
- 13 March 1991: Exxon fined $1bn for Alaskan oil spill
March 12th
- China's economy heads for sharp slowdown
- Greece on the brink again
- Apple moves into wearable tech
- A golden age for investors
- How to profit as drones prepare for take-off
- A great year for Isas
- The basics of investing in an Isa
- How to find the best funds Isa
- Five of the best Isas for shares
- Five of the best brokers for bonds in an Isa
- Should you pick an Isa or a Sipp?
- Five of the best Isas for international stocks
- The best ways to profit from the euro crash
- 12 March 1994: The Church of England ordains its first women priests
March 11th
- Property conversions for sale
- Spare a thought for the 1950s housewife
- Ford’s boy racer for grown-ups
- Prepare for Red Ed’s pensions grab
- Neil Woodford’s new fund: keep a cool head
- My S&P trade keeps getting better
- If the tech boom runs out of steam, this is the investment you’ll want to hold
- How to cut your income tax bill to zero
- Markets: FTSE 100 down sharply as commodities slide
- 11 March 1702 – the world’s first daily newspaper published
March 10th
- When the bond bubble blows, it’ll take the stockmarket with it
- 10 March 1801: Britain conducts its first census
March 9th
- How I made a perfect trade in the S&P 500
- How pensions freedom will solve the UK's housing 'shortage'
- Myanmar’s new deep-sea port project offers a wealth of opportunities for investors
- If rates don’t go up this year, they may never rise again
- Britain’s lucky wrinklies
- Give the young a break – let house prices fall
- How exposed are you to currency risk?
- Markets: FTSE 100 falls back from highs
- 9 March 1959: Barbie is unveiled to the American public
March 7th
- Will machines take over? Here’s how to profit from it – just in case
March 6th
- Peer-to-peer lending is all very trendy – but should we buy it?
- Two indicators are telling me the euro will bounce at 1.05
- The world’s best beaches
- We just saw the first sub-sovereign default in Europe since the Lehman crisis
- Three of the best biotech stocks to buy now
- Get ready – the Chinese middle class is coming to Britain
- The only two things you need to know to be a successful investor
- Game changing reforms awaken a giant in India
- Chart of the week: The relentless rise of the smartphone
- The key to healthy stock returns
- Markets: FTSE 100 climbs higher on ECB stimulus plans
- A headwind for bonds
- The assets to buy now – March 2015
- 6 March 1899: Aspirin trademarked
March 5th
- Was Vladimir Putin the real target of Nemtsov's assassination?
- Ed Miliband holds firm to 'financially illiterate' scheme
- Barclays shrinks investment bank
- Trading profits boost Glencore
- Don’t send hate mail about Warren Buffett
- How to survive the coming deflation crisis: invest in China
- Philip Manduca: ‘Forget gold – diamonds are the best store of value’
- The Greek crisis isn’t over. That’s reason enough to buy Greek shares
- 5 March 1984: the miners’ strike begins
March 4th
- When the euro breaks out of this trend, I expect it to rocket
- Investment trusts: Go hunting for value with 'Super Mario' Gabelli
- Turn the traffic jam into a pleasure with Becker
- Richard Spinks: Prospering on the lawless Russian frontier
- Markets: FTSE 100 back down below 6,900
- 4 March 1890: The Forth Bridge is opened
March 3rd
- Bill Bonner: hold on to your cash, the real financial crisis is yet to come
- Barclay brothers: From humble beginnings to a billion-pound fortune
- Unpicking the dividend tax tangle
- Do you have a child trust fund? Switch now
- Markets: FTSE 100 slips further as oil price weighs on stocks
- 3 March 1938: Saudi Arabia strikes oil
March 2nd
- In Mexico, 50 billion barrels of oil are up for grabs
- How to stalk a low-risk trade in the charts
- This risky but potentially lucrative trick is one of the keys to successful investing
- First-time buyers, relax – you have nothing to fear from pensioners
- Where to stay in Japan
- 'Property crowdfunding' may look tempting, but it's very risky
- Where to find value in bonds
- Is this the end of the Sloane Ranger?
- China’s slowing growth could end up being very good for Chinese stocks
- 2 March 1797: the Bank of England prints its first pound note