Investments archive

Published in May 2012

Boost your income at low risk

by Cliff D'Arcy | Savers keen to boost their income should check out solid company bonds.

Tracker fund sales soar to record high

by Ed Bowsher | The word is spreading. Tracker funds are the best way to invest in the stock market.

Tesco: new bonds paying up to 3.7%

by ReenaSewraz | As Tesco get competitive across all their fixed rate bonds, we take a look at the accounts paying you the best interest rates on your cash.

How to get higher investment returns with low risk

by Neil Faulkner | High risk doesn't always mean you should expect higher returns, nor low risk, lower returns when it comes to investing your cash.

Published in April 2012

Wine investments: how to avoid the £100m scammers

by Robert Powell | As new reports of fraudulent companies damage the reputation of the wine investment trade, Robert Powell finds out how to tell a profitable Bordeaux from a bogus Blue Nun.

Structured products are still best avoided

by Ed Bowsher | A return of 7.2% a year on your capital sounds good, but it comes from a structured product so I'm not going to invest.

Published in March 2012

Who wants to be a millionaire? Five boring ways to make a million

by Cliff D'Arcy | Forget about the Lottery and EuroMillions -- these are tried and tested ways to become rich!

Six weird ways to make a million

by Cliff D'Arcy | These glittering prizes, awards and rewards need some clever or lucky winners!

Published in February 2012

Bonds smash shares

by Ed Bowsher | Stock market investors had a poor 2011 and a poor decade too. But shares should still be a good investment for the next ten years.

How to buy gilts

by Ed Bowsher | Ed Bowsher looks at how you can purchase gilts and whether they're a sensible investment. He also looks at index-linked gilts.