For years now there has been an accepted way of allocating assets. Only a few months ago the FT spelt it out for us. Young investors, it said, should have 70% of their portfolio in …
Allocating assets
You really do need to save for a pension. Now.
There was something quite extraordinary about last weekend’s pensions protest outside Parliament: joining those near retirement age were also hordes of young people – 25 to 35-year-olds already saddled with student loans, mortgages and credit-card …
Can Howard’s low tax agenda win an election?
Michael Howard has put tax at the heart of his general election strategy, said James Chapman in the Daily Mail. At Harrogate last week, he identified the spending versus tax-cuts debate as the central issue …
Good news for savers – at last
Things are looking up on the savings front, says Helen Monks in The Observer. The Bank of England may not have raised the base rate this month, but in anticipation of future rises, the banks …
Picking the best shares for your pension
If you remember one thing about pension investing, let it be this, says Eleanor Laise in Smart Money: “diversity”. To reduce risk and increase returns you will need a portfolio that includes large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, …
How the experts are saving for retirement
Good news, says Jay Palmer in Barron’s: life expectancy is rising fast. The average American can now expect to live to 78 – up from 62 just a few generations ago. And thanks to enormous …