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  • Your crash course in buying silver

    By Bengt Saelensminde, 08 February, 2012

    Buying silver at online auctions is a great way to get a bargain on physical silver - but what should you watch out for? Bengt Saelensminde explains all you need to know about buying silver online.

  • Soaring Aussie dollar is heading for a bout of vertigo

    06 February, 2012

    The Australian dollar has had a strong start to the year. But does China's slowdown spell trouble for the Aussie?

  • This stock rebound is just a sugar rush

    06 February, 2012

    Stock markets picked up in January, spurred on by money printing in America. But earnings growth has failed to keep pace.

  • Fund of the week: Will new strategy pay off for this fund?

    06 February, 2012 -Subscriber only

    This fund has sold off stocks to concentrate its holdings in large-cap pharmas. Will it pay off? Its benchmark-beating track record suggests it will.

  • The best way to short gilts

    By Tim Bennett, 06 February, 2012 -Subscriber only

    Economic recovery spells falling government bond - or 'gilt' - yields as investors are prepared to take greater risks again. But how do you short a falling gilt yield? Tim Bennett explains.

  • How to invest in water, the world's most undervalued resource

    By Merryn Somerset Webb, 06 February, 2012

    With water shortages becoming more common, there is a desperate need for new infrastructure to bring fresh water to those that need it. Merryn Somerset Webb looks at how to invest in this undervalued resource.

  • The Glencore/Xstrata merger: does this mark a top for commodities?

    By David Stevenson, 06 February, 2012

    When Glencore floated its shares on the stock market last year, it marked a top in the commodities market. So could its merger with Xstrata do the same again? David Stevenson investigates, and picks two ways to cash in on falling commodity prices.

  • The secret driver behind gold’s rampant bull market

    By Matthew Partridge, 03 February, 2012

    Gold's recent meteoric rise has been fuelled by a factor investors may have overlooked. Matthew Partridge explains what's really driving the gold price.

  • US house prices remain in slump

    03 February, 2012

    Another wave of foreclosures looms over America, tempering any hope of the housing market assisting economic recovery.

  • Don’t fork out for active managers, says David Swenson

    By James McKeigue, 02 February, 2012

    Paying a fund manager to ‘actively’ manage your money is a big mistake, says finance pioneer David Swenson.

  • This stock market rally looks set to continue – but for how long?

    By Dominic Frisby, 01 February, 2012

    Despite the depressed state of the global economy, stock markets have been rising strongly since October. Dominic Frisby looks at what's driving the rally, and how long it is likely to last.

  • Lock in 7% per year until 2014

    By Bengt Saelensminde, 30 January, 2012

    With income on cash negligible, and equity markets mired in volatility, coporate bonds are a good alternative, says Bengt Saelensminde. Here, he looks at at one bond which promises a yield of over 7% over the next three years.

  • Why rising dividends aren’t always good for investors

    By Matthew Lynn, 30 January, 2012 -Subscriber only

    Dividends are vital to growing your portfolio. But you can have too much of a good thing, says Matthew Lynn. Are your rising dividends a sign that your stock has run out of ideas?

  • Fund of the week: An unbroken record of solid returns

    27 January, 2012 -Subscriber only

    This fund has returned 28.6% over the last five years to make it onto Hargreaves Lansdown's prestigious Wealth 150 list. Not bad when you consider its peers have lost 2.5% over the same period.

  • How to play the price of platinum

    By Phil Oakley, 27 January, 2012 -Subscriber only

    Platinum is rarer than gold - and usually more expensive. But the global economic downturn has changed all that. So, is now a great time to buy? Phil Oakley reports.

  • Philippine stocks hit an all-time high

    26 January, 2012

    The Philippines has shrugged off the global financial slump to report record stock-market growth. But can it keep it up?

  • Another record quarter for Apple

    26 January, 2012

    Apple has smashed Wall Street expectations with its record quarterly-sales announcement. Is the US tech giant leaving its rivals dead in the water?

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