Cookery and gardening writers are more highly valued by their pub-lishers than personal finance writers, according to research by Stupidio.
It claims personal finance journalists sel-dom use their own knowledge, whereas cookery or travel writers relay their gut feelings. Shame on Stupidio – you don’t think we feel the same experience of, say, driving a Ferrari when writing about inheitance tax planning. Believe me, the ex-hilaration of baking a Rhubarb Fool cake doesn’t compare with writing about a new self-cert mortgage. Happy April Fool’s Day to all at Headline Money.View more on these topicsNews
F&C offers guide to CTFs
F&C Asset Management has published a guide to child trust funds.
Rathbones back in for Rensburg
Rathbones has re-entered the battle for Rensburg following last week’s reverse takeover bid by Investec’s private-client subsidiary Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite.
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Burns-Anderson extends support to non-members
Burns-Anderson Direct is to offer its support services to the wider IFA market.
Artemis’ Mark Tyndall looks at the crystal ball
Most investors are better off than they were 12 months ago despite the summer’s volatility. Will next year bring the (delayed) global slowdown? Artemis’ senior partner weighs up the factors.
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Ros Altmann: Net pay injustice must end now
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