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Reduction in VAT – will it increase spending?
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:06:26 +0000It’s not that difficult to notice that we are in the midst of an economic crisis is it? This thought struck me during the weekend whilst I was on a sports forum and I noticed topics not relating to the beautiful game but to the worsening value of the pound. In amongst topics debating the [...]Dramatic Interest Rate Shock - Rates Cuts To 3%
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:30:17 +0000Sunshine on a rainy day? Well, the Bank of England has announced an interest rate cut, the size of which has not been seen since 1981. The BOE has cut rates from 4.5% down to 3%, following the emergency cut last month which saw the rates fall from 5% to 4.5%, but today’s rate cut is by [...]Portals fear the crunch
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:15:09 +0000For more than three years now I have often cast a very watchful eye over the property portal industry. Whilst working within it I would always keep tabs on what the competitors were doing and now I have stepped outside the circle I am moreso keeping tabs on new developments. I started out working for one [...]Is now a good time to invest?
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:48:50 +0000Is now a good time to invest? So we’re on the brink of recession, if not already in one. Another dismal day on the markets, with shares dropping around 9% approx. All sectors today in the British economy have fallen substantially. However, doesn’t this scenario provide the opportunity investors are looking for? It doesn’t take a rocket [...]Discover And Invest - Stamp Investment
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:56:18 +0000Is it at all possible to find an investment which guarantees a minimum return of 25% over five years with low entry & with optimum security? Well in difficult economic times there is one such company who can provide such a solution. Discover And Invest of London aim to bring to the market ethical and guaranteed [...]The Ebay of property portals
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:54:09 +0000I’m sure we’ve all had those moments where we encounter something new and wish we’d had the idea first ourselves? This happened to me a few months ago. Having worked in the world of property websites for a number of years I am all to familiar with who the ‘players’ are, who the strong independents [...]Don’t believe everything that you read.
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000I am one of many who take what one reads in the media with a pinch of salt. Only today I read an article in one of the nations more reputed tabloids in which a columnist commented that our recession will be short but sweet. This came from the same person I can remember reacting [...]Marketing slogans? They always brighten up an afternoon!
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:06:39 +0000I received a circular email today from an exhibition organiser with whom I am subscribed and whose events I have been attending for a few years now. The narrative within was very interesting to say the least, apparently the thousands of investors not yet affected by the credit crunch will be attending & looking [...]How concerning is the Icelandic crisis?
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:17:41 +0000Much is being made of the UK exposure levels in Icelandic banks, from individual investors to a number of firms and even councils. Today it has emerged that financial experts have been sent in to 3 as yet unnamed UK councils to look into the shortfall of funds….not a good situation. The Icelandic government seem to [...]Rise of the alternative investment?
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000Imagine a scenario whereby this time last year you are given a fictional, say, £500, 000 and the question was asked of you just where you would look to invest it to make it grow. At the time I think I would personally have looked towards splitting it between a number of ‘emerging’ destinations such [...]
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