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Have you ever wondered how IG’s share dealing, ISA and SIPP fees compare to traditional stockbrokers like Hargreaves Lansdown, Barclays and Interactive Investors? Well, IG sent out an email this morning letting everyone know that they are in fact much cheaper. So there so go, if you wondered, you now know. Obviously, rates change all the […]
Ground Rules – Investing In any game, there are rules. Some visible; some hidden. In the trading game, most are invisible. But then most beginners don’t know that. The ‘doing’ part of trading is actually very simple. You deposit some money into a broker account, select any tradable instrument, and click “Buy”. That’s about it.
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Eagle-eyed investors are constantly seeking financial instruments that have the potential to generate high returns. Sometimes their investment hopes go up in smoke, alas. Experienced traders will have noticed how the medical marijuana market has exploded – in 2017 record growth for the legal cannabis industry saw total economic output reach $16 billion last year
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As Funding Circle becomes the latest big IPO flotation, where can you buy it and how risky could it be? Peer to peer platform, Funding Circle, has announced a £2bn IPO and floatation on the London Stock Exchange. The company plans to raise £300million in a stock market float which could net its three founders
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2018 is fast becoming the year when digital investing truly took off, but are we reaching the top of a boom or is there more to come? Towards the beginning of the year, we produced this explainer piece on the rise of digital investment and how it can be used as an accessible way to
Digital investing through robo-advisors is taking off in a big way… Read More »
The market loves an IPO and Xiaomi’s initial public offering is one of the biggest to hit the markets this year. Xiaomi plans to IPO on the 9th June with an expected market cap of up to 70bn USD. Here are the key facts of the Xiaomi IPO: Company name: Xiaomi Ticker symbol: 01810:xhkg Exchange: Hong Kong Stock Exchange Exp.
Xiaomi’s initial public offering (IPO): Where and how to trade it…. Read More »
There’s a great bit in Peter Hargreaves’ autobiography (In for a Penny) about his personal investment strategy of buying into companies he uses. In particular how shocked he was at the cost of the David Lloyd membership his wife bought him as a present he bought some shares and made a tidy profit when the clubs
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Digital investing is here, but what is it and how can you take advantage of it for your SIPP and Stocks and Shares ISA? No, we’re not talking about trading digital cryptocurrencies, we’re talking about using digital platforms to invest sensibly for growth in established markets. Digital investing technology is changing businesses of all kinds,
What exactly is “digital investing” for SIPPs and Stocks & Shares ISAs? Read More »
IG, who have recently moved into the investment space with the launch of their share dealing and ISA accounts have now made it possible to buy into IPOs. For what we think of here’s our IG trading platform review. This puts them in direct competition with established stock brokers like Barclays, TD Direct, Interactive Investors
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Investors Intelligence, who also offer clients spread betting and derivatives accounts has published its latest ‘Bull/Bear ratio’ – a tool designed to help traders understand market sentiment. The new data from Investors Intelligence shows that the market in the US remains uncertain ahead of the Presidential Election in November. How does the Investors Intelligence Bull/Bear
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