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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: invest

Why my one piece of advice on getting started with investing is meetinvest

By Pauline

A couple of weeks back, I stumbled upon an article on The Telegraph that featured a fintech start-up that helps ordinary people ‘invest like Warren Buffett’ called meetinvest. Being the curious cat that I am (and how it could potentially benefit all of you, my dear readers), I’ve signed up on the platform and would… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: invest, Money, retirement

Investing in your values

By Pauline

  For many of us investing comes down to one thing: financial returns. But did you know there are investments that help you meet your financial goals and reflect your personal values? Impact Investments combine these two attributes. Impact Investments are defined as investments that intend to generate social and/or environmental impact and at the… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: debt, equity, foreign exchange, impact, invest, investment, Money, portfolio, real estate

How accurate are grey markets?

By Pauline

By Patrick Foot, financial markets writer for IG As 2014 – which many are dubbing the ‘year of the IPO’ – rolls on, more and more technical terminology surrounding major market floats is appearing in news articles, blogs and reports. One such term is ‘grey market’, which many outlets tend to use to produce a… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: buy, grey market, ig, invest, ipo, market, markets, predict, pricing, shares, stock, trade

Are Binary Options Legal in the USA – Definitive Guide

By Pauline

Binary options are a hotly debated topic these days. The United States is at this moment the largest binary options trading market on the globe. This is despite the fact that most of the companies that accept the registration of USA binary options traders are not respecting US laws. Since this topic is so popular… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: binary, Binary Trading, invest, options, put, stock, trading

Small Business Owners: Plan for Your Retirement 10 Years Ahead

By Pauline

Business, by its very nature has many ups and downs, and these are natural occurrences that any owner will expect and account for. The one crucial time you need things to be on the up however, is during the period of time in the run-up to your retirement. As you start to run out of… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Business, invest, plan, retirement, save, small business, sme

The mortgage world has changed

By Pauline

Anyone living in the UK (which is likely for a lot of our readers) might be unaware that the mortgage application process in Britain recently underwent a major overhaul. Fuelled by the Mortgage Market Review, regulatory changes have been put in place that might make it trickier for some people to obtain that perfect mortgage…. Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: affordability, debt, invest, loan, mortgage, real estate, take out a loan, valuation

Janet Yellen And The Fed’s Influence On The Markets

By Pauline

    Learn what is financial spread betting and how you can trade the financial markets from your desktop. On the February 3, 2014 Janet Yellen was sworn in as the chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. This is the first time a woman has ever held the position. In taking the position Janet Yellen… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: bet, betting, Bonds, invest, market, Money, shares, spread, stock

4 Books to Read Before Investing in Stocks

By Pauline

  If you want to start investing, you need to do some research before it all starts. Investing is no joke; you’re putting large sums of money into the hands of others. So where do you start? What’s the best way to handle your money? It’s good to do a significant amount of research ahead… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: Bonds, grow, invest, investing, market, Mutual Funds, stock, stocks, wealth

Start Investing Using the Time Value of Money

By Pauline

Investing can be a difficult goal to get started. Many people make shaky commitments to start investing if and when their disposable income increases.The savings from trimming certain expenses may seem too small to make a difference for retirement planning. These oversights can be avoided by understanding the time value of money. In basic terms,… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: compound, invest, Money, retirement, return, returns, time

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