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The Savvy Scot

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Viewing posts tagged with: market

Unemployed people have more disposable income than zero-hour and part-time workers

By Pauline

  We have talked previously about how disposable income, which is basically the money you have left at the end of the month, after all your bills are paid, is on the rise in the UK. More than a good news about the state of the economy, I think it may reflect more that people… Read more

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: accounts, contract, disposable income, job, market, part-time, savings, UK, unemployed, zero-hour

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

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

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