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The return of buy-to-let

1 January 2010 Corporate Adviser

Newspapers are telling us that house prices are on the way back up. Mark Lewis examines the case for and against getting back into bricks and mortar

Bumpy ride on the super-cycle

1 November 2009 Corporate Adviser

Three years ago retail investors were being sold the potential upside of commodities. Sonia Speedy finds mixed views on when the gravy train will next leave the station

Bond cliffhanger

1 Oct 2009

After a run of good returns, opinions are divided on where corporate bonds go next. Sonia Speedy investigates

Day returns

1 Sep 2009

As the world's stock markets fluctuate, day trading is making a return. Sonia Speedy reports on the pleasures and pitfalls of short term trading

Anecdotal tales suggest The Beatles were one of the first to make use of split capital investment companies (splits) in a bid to shelter their generous incomes from the hefty income tax regime of the time. But while the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) cannot verify that one, communications director Annabel Brodie-Smith suggests it would have made good financial sense.

Ethical dilemma

1 Jul 2009

Around 18 per cent more people are intending to invest ethically this year, research published in May by The Co-operative Financial Services. It believes these figures confirm that the financial crisis will indeed promote growth within the green investment arena.

Ghosts in the machine

29 May 2009

Gearing has seen many investment trusts suffer steeper falls than other investment funds. Sonia Speedy checks out which sectors have stood up best to the downturn

Lets chance

1 May 2009

With the Euro strong, the base rate low and more Britons staying home for their holidays, suggestions that the time is right to invest in holiday let properties are beginning to be heard. But the experts advise such an investment decision is not to be taken lightly. And if you do dip your toe in the water, do it in the most tax-efficient way possible.