Open letter to the Financial Conduct Authority To whom it may concern, In addition to ‘spread betting’ I have been tracking the grossly misleading promotional activity around property investing for several years now. I first wrote about this issue in my book, “Who can you trust about money” which I published in late 2013. But…
Open letter to the Financial Conduct Authority
So, how’s the UK Stockmarket looking now? Is it safe to invest your life’s savings? This is a big question – with many possible ways of answering it – but if you had to choose just one key number for some guidance on whether Stock-markets are over (or under) priced at any given time – what…
In 1989 the Japanese bubble (in property and stock markets) was fully inflated. The Japanese were enjoying what they – and the rest of the world – thought was an economic miracle.
What are the chances of rolling a double six? Well that’s easy – it’s 1 in 36. The chance of rolling a six is 1 in 6 (1/6 as a fraction) . . . so the chance of rolling two sixes is 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36. Okay, so if probabilities are this easy, can…
If you – or someone you care about – is a UK investor and invested a few years back (like many people did) into one of those ‘balanced’ funds, then you should read this. But first – watch the cartoon above – it has 4 parts.
Here’s riddle number 3 in this series. What’s going on in that ‘image’ above?
Well, some advisers will tell you it is . . . Like Ron the Rhino in this FOUR part cartoon strip. Indeed, some will positively encourage you to invest your money AFTER the markets have already risen a lot. But here’s the key thing to remember.
So let’s talk about the risks that you take – and the value you get – when you attend FREE seminars about investing your money. We all need some basic education about money. The question is where do we go to find it?