Are Fund Managers Worth It?

Actively selecting vs passively tracking funds

When you’re investing in the stock market, one important decision you need to make is whether you want your funds to be ‘actively’ or ‘passively’ managed.

Active vs passive fund management, what’s the difference and why choose one over the other?

Profit from Equity Investments

Is it possible in today's markets?

Warren Buffett. Who is he you may ask? He is possibly the greatest investor in the world of the last 50 years, is personally reputed to be worth $62 billion, runs Berkshire Hathaway Investments and invests in businesses that have good long term credentials.

Here are some of his tips to investing and what they mean to you.

Where to Invest a Lump Sum

Is discretionary fund management the answer?

If you’ve got a lump sum to invest, one of the first decisions you need to make is whether you want it to generate capital growth or income or, perhaps, a mixture of the two.

Social Lending - An Alternative

To traditional investing and borrowing

Here's the dilemma! People with savings are fed up with the fact that interest rates are so poor and their funds on deposit are losing against inflation.

People who want to borrow funds are getting charged extremely high rates from financial institutions relative to a low Bank of England interest rate. 

Welcome to social lending as an alternative option.