What Investment articles from October 2000

What Investment archives from October 2000

A word of advice.(past investment performance does not guarantee future returns)
October 1, 2000... Believe it or not, the small print on all of those investment ads is correct - past performance is no guarantee of future returns. In the light of this, the Financial Services Authority is perfectly correct in advising investors to be wary of...

NEWS ROUND-UP.
October 1, 2000... WINDFALL ALERT Scottish Widow policyholders who wrote their contracts in trust for children or grandchildren should guard against taking windfalls, warns financial advisers Towry Law. Clive Scott-Hopkins, director of Towry Law, says:...

top ten funds.
October 1, 2000... Unit trusts/OEICs One year Performance 1 Framlington Health 306.83 2 Scot Equitable Euro Smllr Cos 287.28 3 Murray Smaller Companies 274.24 4 Artemis UK Smaller Cos ...

New Offers.(in latest investment and saving plans)
October 1, 2000... We examine what the latest savings and investment plans have to offer investors. Each product has been given a star rating representing its overall value for money based on cost, terms and conditions and investment opportunity * Chelsea...

The good, the bad and the ugly.
October 1, 2000... Harvey Jones picks out the beauties and the beasts in the investment fund pageant Investment funds include both beauties and beasts, and we all know which we prefer. Trouble is, spotting a beauty is much more difficult in the investment...

Paying the professionals.
October 1, 2000... Looking at the costs and benefits of calling in the experts, Ian Wylie takes some financial advice Come on, own up, how many times has a DIY investment gone belly up on you? It seemed such a good idea to cut out the middleman, do your own...

Drip, drip, drip ...(On using income drawdown)
October 1, 2000... A useful tool for retirement planning or a nightmare waiting to happen? Jim Hawkins looks at how to use income drawdown to your advantage Until 1995 those with personal pension plans only had one alternative on retirement - to buy an...

Fine-tuning funds.
October 1, 2000... Harvey Jones examines the impact of investment management style on fund performance Before investing in an investment fund, you should know something about the manager's style. Does he go top-down or bottom-up? Does he go for growth or...

Back in fashion?(corporate bonds)
October 1, 2000... On the investment catwalks, corporate bonds are strutting their stuff. William Essex gives a tentative welcome to the bond revival Corporate bonds give you a regular, reliable income and the prospect of a capital gain. Some of them are a...

WAP's it all about?(wireless access protocol delivers Internet to mobile phones)
October 1, 2000... Ringing the changes. Stephen Pritchard dials up the latest mobile investment opportunities Most investors, if they are honest, will admit that they are scarcely scratching the surface of what the internet has to offer. So, the last thing...

United States Going down broad way.(stock market performance)(October market indicator release dates)(tables: top ten unit and investment trusts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Each month, What Investment speaks to the top-performing fund managers in global markets and asks them to reveal the key issues driving their stock selection decisions. The Nasdaq's reaching boiling point, but there's more support this...

United Kingdom Like a rubber ball.(stock market performance)(October market indicators)(tables: top ten investment and unit trusts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Value takes a back seat as growth stocks bounce back Amongst the cyclical stocks, there has been a useful bounce as investors took flight from highly-rated technology shares. However, in the long term, making money from general industrial...

Europe The worm that turned.(European economy)
October 1, 2000... Fund managers take profits and carry on pruning, but there's good news to follow The benefits of stronger economic growth and a more competitive currency around July were widely publicised, yet the positive earnings surprise failed to...

Far East Waves of optimism.
October 1, 2000... Japan hits a reality check while Asia battles against the tide Things are looking up for the Far East this month with GDP data indicating that growth in the first half of this year was much stronger than expected. The markets have been...

Market insider: China.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Continuing our series providing a fundamental analysis of a region from an economic and political perspective. This month, Michael Wilson considers the prospects for China You need strong nerves to be a serious investor in China, but it...

Market View.(United Kingdom stock market performance)
October 1, 2000... August is supposed to be a quiet month. In the old days, the City waited until after the St Leger (Saturday 9 September this year) before getting down to business. But this year there was hectic activity from mid-August onwards, with...

Hotels sector view.(tables: best and worst sectors to invest in)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... It is hard to see why anyone would be particularly keen on investing in UK hotels at present. Not only was 1999 a pretty tough year for the UK market but, so far, this year has not been that impressive either. Faced with the strength of...

Hotels share view.(Hilton Group and Marylebone Warwick Balfour)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Hilton Group is the owner of perhaps the most famous brand name in hotels but while that side of its business is at least making steady progress - albeit somewhat masked this year by a heavy investment programme - the company is being held back...

The long and the short of it ...(United Kingdom government bonds and interest rates)(table: fund performance)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... No doubt about it, the UK Gilt sector has had mixed fortunes so far this millennial year. The reasons are plentiful. First and foremost, the UK government's tax revenues have been much higher than expected. As a result, there has been...

A cautionary tale.(international growth funds performance)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... It would have been very difficult to lose out from an investment in the international capital growth sector over the last year, since only one of the 19 funds registered a loss over the period to 1 July 2000. Needless to say, it was the...

Money clinic.
October 1, 2000... A panel of independent experts answer readers' financial planning and investment queries * Conversation tactics Re: HSBC Income fund unit trust conversion to an OEIC. I have received two similar letters from HSBC in which they make the...

Best ways to save.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 1, 2000... INSTANT ACCESS ACCOUNTS Company Account Name Gross Rate Balance of 500 [pounds sterling] Nationwide (www.nationwide.co.uk) e-Savings(**) 7.00%(#) Halifax...

TOP-PERFORMING UNIT-LINKED PENSIONS.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... Five years to 1 September 2000. Results of 100 [pounds sterling] invested on an offer-to-bid basis with gross income reinvested. Source: Standard & Poor's Micropal Australasia FP Australian (ex NM)(**) 150.20 1 Sector...