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Archive for March, 2009

the importance of looking at fees

I’m a maths graduate. This means that inevitably I know a lot of people who work in finance. I was talking to one the other day, and he said that one of the things they’re working on at the moment is looking at the projections that they use for investment returns in their marketing brochures. [...]

blogging, entertainment and information

Are personal finance bloggers really any different to Jim Cramer?
For those of us who are not American, so don’t know (or care that much) about CNBC. Jim Cramer is a stock pundit with a show called Mad Money on America’s biggest financial news network. Recently, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show (satirical news chat show, catch it [...]

saving and investing in a low interest era

When interest rates are as low as they currently are, what does it mean for a savings and investment strategy?
low interest era
Well, it’s worth pointing out that for a long time, a lot of savings accounts have being paying a pitifully low rate of interest. Accounts that have been discontinued for new customers have often [...]

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