The “active versus passive investing” debate is one of the longest running in investment management and there is a lot to be said on both sides. Investors certainly do not have to make a binary choice between the two investment styles, however, since most wealth managers offer both options, yet some investment houses do favour […]
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Exchange-traded funds are a type of “passive” investment that has exploded in popularity in recent years. Here, we explain what their main features.
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Hopefully, it was bigger than you expected and not the dreaded “doughnut”, or zero bonus. Bonus payments in the UK are getting bigger, recent figures suggest. Total bonus payments in the UK economy between April 2014 and March 2015 were £42.4 billion, up by 2.7% from the previous year, according to official figures by the […]
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What should you do with your bonus? The cash rewards may not be as high as they were pre-crisis, but people from all walks are still earning substantial amounts throughout the year. Spend it? Invest it? The possibilities are almost endless. If the former, what to spend this cash on? A new car that will […]
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