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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: investment

How To Choose A Good Investment

By Pauline

You invest because you’ve made a calculated decision that the time it takes to learn how to invest and the money it costs to start to invest is time and money well-spent. Although every investment can either go up or down, you invest because you believe in the promise that the money you sacrifice today… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: good investment, investment

Books to Help Invest in Future

By Pauline

Books to Help Invest in Future. Investing doesn't have to be complicated. “Smarter Investing” teaches you how to work smarter instead of harder. Follow the rules contained within to help you become successful with investing.

What if there was a place that held the answers to all of your investing questions? What if I told you that place exists? That place is right in your home and available to you now in the form of these books. Add these books to your financial library and every question you have about… Read more

Filed Under: Investing Tagged With: investing, investment

Are Money Market Accounts Safe?

By Pauline

With so many options for investing, how do you find out which one is the best for you? If you are interested in a money market account, continue reading to find out if it is right for you.

You work hard to earn your money and want to keep it safe. With so many options for investing, how do you find out which one is the best for you? If you are interested in a money market account, continue reading to find out if it is right for you.   What is a… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: investing, investment, money market

When It’s Ok to Invest Instead of Paying Off Debt

By Pauline

Paying off debt is good, but you can get yourself in financial trouble if you put every penny toward debt instead of saving for emergencies or investing for the future.

  This is a guest post from Kayla on behalf of ListenMoneyMatters.com. Kayla is a personal finance blogger in her mid-20s who loves to write about money topics of all kinds. Let me know if you would like to guest post on Savvy Scot! When you have some debt to pay off, but you also know you… Read more

Filed Under: Investing, Personal Finance Tagged With: investment, pay off debt

What to Know Before Investing

By savvyscot

Before Investing

  Many people think investing is some risky game that’s foolish to play. Some people are scared of any talk about investing in the stock market. Some people think it takes great skill to invest in the stock market. Some people invest but they do so poorly. This blog post will tell you everything you… Read more

Filed Under: Investing Tagged With: investing, investment, knowledge in investing, what is investing

How to invest with robo advisors

By Pauline

Robo advisors are the new thing when it comes to investing. Simply put, robo advisors are automated investment management software. Unlike actively managed funds, they are using algorithms to help you choose how to allocate your funds when you invest. Robo advisors take away the emotional part of investing, so they can be better than… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: investment, robo advisors

A Lot of People Need Investment 101

By Pauline

A Lot of People Need Investment 101

  Polls of adults all over the world reveal that people have all kinds of perceptions about what makes the best investment strategy. Using a recent poll by Lottosend, we can make some general observations about what people think about investment, though we’ll have to guess about why. Here are some takeaways from this interesting… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: investment

The Unexpected Investment: Personalised Number Plates

By Pauline

It turns out that a personalised license plate isn’t just for the show offs, it can also be for the savvy. A personalised registration can work as a sound investment. As trends ebb and flow so too does the value of a license plate. A simple 1D plate warranted £352,000 when sold in 2009 at… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: investment, number plates, personalised

Play Fortune Finder to win a 10 grand investment

By Pauline

On Wednesday 12th November, crowdfunding network Money&Co. is launching a fantastic online treasure hunt. The £10,000 Fortune Finder competition will last for 10 days and feature six hunt games. Participants will have the chance to win an investment fortune of £10,000 and five prizes of £1,000, all of which are to be invested via the… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: grand investment, imvestment, investment, online

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

Just a few days left to use your ISA allowance!

By Pauline

We will be short and sweet today, with a friendly reminder that the tax year in the UK is coming to an end on April 5th, so you only have a few days left to use up your ISA allowance. What is an ISA? For those of you who are not familiar with the Individual… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance Tagged With: allowance, budget, investment, isa, july, new isa, saving, stock and shares, tax, tax free

Beating the Taxman: Why a VCT Could Reduce Your Tax Liabilities

By Pauline

A combination of stagnant economies, low interest rates and modest returns from under-performing investments has made the need to minimise tax liabilities more acute than ever before. People saving for their retirement or trying to build a successful financial portfolio have a range of options available to them when it comes to beating the taxman,… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: allowance, Business, capital, hmrc, investment, pension, retirement, shelter, tax, trust, venture

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