Dec 16, 2011

A ray of hope at a meagre festive season?

You’re more likely to stumble across the God particle than good news

From MARKETS Dec 16, 2011

I still believe in China, says Bolton

Fund manager turns to outside researchers to help pick Chinese shares

Dec 9, 2011

25 years on ... what could Sid tell us?

Popular share ownership is needed even more today

From WORLD Dec 7, 2011

Dream of wide share ownership foiled

Private share ownership declines

From INVESTMENTS Dec 2, 2011

What would induce you to take a risk?

How does 78 per cent tax relief sound?

Nov 25, 2011

Fat-cat pay after the dog days have gone

Executives, fund managers and consumers should be on the same side

Nov 4, 2011

Why your finances are worth swotting up on

Procrastinators and swots. People can generally be divided into these categories

Oct 28, 2011

Forget the Jisa, Vincent Jr, I need a Misa

Lower-cost funds are needed to ensure children’s savings really grow

From SAVINGS Oct 7, 2011

How the party conferences failed to save the day

Don’t expect any more savings incentives for some time – and make the most of those that remain

Sep 30, 2011

Notion of free financial services is a harmful myth

To get better financial outcomes, we need to get the message: banking and investing can never be free

Sep 23, 2011

When cash beats a portfolio

Would you pay fees to a portfolio manager who simply held cash?

Sep 2, 2011

August takes its toll on hopeless managers

Hedge fund managers and football agents were up to their usual antics last month

Aug 26, 2011

Like dead bodies, debt crises elicit varied responses

UK investors in developed world bond funds must face up to a sombre prognosis

Aug 19, 2011

Volatility hits temperatures of August 2008

Can the movements of asset prices three years ago tell us where to invest now?

Aug 12, 2011

What the suburbs and the City have in common

A willingness to stand aside and let things happen is one of many parallels between riots and stock-market routs

Jul 15, 2011

Inspired by guilty pleasures at the newsagent

If only there was a national savings scheme that could harness the appeal of the Euromillions lottery

Serious Money Jul 8, 2011

How investors can do good – and still turn a profit

We need extra incentives to put capital into unproven, high-risk projects

Serious Money Jul 1, 2011

Sky’s the limit for fund charges, too

Why is the investment industry allowed to get away with airline-style charging?

Serious Money Jun 17, 2011

When platforms offer only a restricted view

By definition, online fund platforms carry mainly expensive funds

Serious Money Jun 10, 2011

Luck goes with skill as cream goes with strawberries

How much of a fund manager’s – or a tennis player’s – performance is down to chance?