Archive for: 2007

27 Jul 2007

Star fund managers in the doghouse – again

It’s time for the latest annual lambasting of dog funds by fund broker Bestinvest. Don’t you just love the irony of this? Or are you a gullible victim?

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24 Jul 2007

The housing green paper: more shoddy work on the foundations

‘No nonsense thinking’ is exciting because it leads to practical ideas about living your life which bring tangible rewards. The UK’s conventional wisdom that owning your own home will bring greater rewards than renting or leasing is a good example of how slavery to an idea can lead on to slavery to a bank or a job and damage life goals requiring money that may have even greater value, such as learning new skills, family-raising and retirement saving.

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09 Jul 2007

A simple call for good retail advice

Published in FTfm, 9th July 2007 (Article by Stuart Fowler)

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29 Jun 2007

Common sense on house prices: write on, Sharlene

Standing in for the outgoing editor of the FT’s Money section, Sharlene Goff penned a very thoughtful Serious Money column this week end, raising some very logical questions about the implications of government policy for first-time house buyers. She makes three challenging propositions.

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29 Jun 2007

The FSA validates fees for advice

The key proposals of the FSA Retail Distribution Review were well trailed – here as elsewhere. The main one is a gamble: forcing IFAs into a professional business model will also push it even further into the high end of consumer income and assets, leaving an even bigger mass-market gap below it to be filled [...]

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