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Too embarrassed to ask: what is short selling?
Videos Short sellers are often accused of unfairly driving share prices down to make a quick buck. But short selling is a perfectly legitimate – if risky – tactic. Here’s what short selling involves.
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I wish I knew what negative interest rates were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos There’s been a lot of talk from the Bank of England recently about introducing “negative interest rates”. So what on earth are they, and what would they mean for your money?
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What is liquidity?
Videos Liquidity is a concept that has made a lot of financial headlines in recent years. But what is liquidity, and why is it so important?
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What Julius Caesar teaches you about behavioural finance
Tutorials Matthew Partridge explores what lessons investors can learn from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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What Guys and Dolls can teach us about investment
Tutorials Matthew Partridge explains how the musical Guys and Dolls illustrates how there are no “sure things” in investing.
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What Babylon Revisited teaches you about stockmarket crashes
Tutorials Matthew Partridge looks at the financial wisdom investors can take from F Scott Fitzgerald's short story, Babylon Revisited.
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What monetary policy means for you
Tutorials Monetary policy makes a difference to your investing. But what is it, and how does it affect the various things in your portfolio? Merryn Somerset Webb explains.
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The anatomy of a share
Tutorials When people talk about investing they are usually talking about buying and holding the shares of companies listed on a stock exchange. But what does this actually mean? What is a share and what do you get if you buy one?
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Who’s who in investing
Tutorials Stockbrokers, money managers, private bankers, planners, wealth managers, financial advisers... what do they all do and which one do you need?
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