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Inflation beating income investments
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford was featured in The Sunday Times yesterday, in an article looking at the various options for income investors.
Posted in Investments, Press
Tagged commercial property, ground rent, inflation, infrastructure, investing for income, martin bamford, sunday times
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Inflation accelerates along the tracks
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of price inflation has accelerated again, rising to 4.4% for the year to July 2011.
Posted in Financial Planning, News
Tagged 4.4%, inflation, interest rates, rail fares, season tickets, vat
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On hold. Again.
UK interest rates have remained on hold at the historic low of 0.5% following the latest monthly meeting of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Flexible Drawdown, Minimum Income Requirement & RPI-linked annuities
The government has passed legislation which means RPI-linked annuity income without a ‘floor’ will now count to the Minimum Income Requirement for Flexible Drawdown.
Posted in News, Retirement
Tagged flexible drawdown, inflation, minimum income requirement, rpi-linked annuity
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Monitoring money market funds
The Investment Management Association (IMA) is planning to monitor the underlying holdings of funds within its Money Market sector, in order to meet new FSA and European requirements.
Setting the stage for further QE
The latest price inflation figures show that the pace of inflation slowed unexpectedly in June, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) falling to 4.2%.
Posted in Financial Planning, News
Tagged economic recovery, inflation, qe, quantitative easing
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A tale of two interest rate decisions
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and the European Central Bank has raised interest rates in the eurozone by 0.25% to 1.5%.
Posted in Financial Planning, News
Tagged bank of england, economic recovery, european central bank, inflation, interest rates
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More QE on the way?
A senior Bank of England policymaker has raised the prospect of a further round of quantitative easing in the UK.
Posted in Financial Planning, News
Tagged bank of england, inflation, interest rates, paul fisher, qe2, quantitative easing
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The cost of regulation
We take a look at our annual FSA invoice and explain how much direct regulation is now costing every client of Informed Choice.
Steady as she goes
The latest price inflation figures show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation remaining steady at 4.5% for the year to May 2011.
