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    • 2009 Articles
      • Frank Skinner
      • Clothes more important..
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    • 2010 Articles
      • Traded options pension
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      • Turn pennies into pounds
      • Learn how to be wealthy
      • House price boost in 2010
      • New Year Review 2010
    • 2011 Articles
      • Cattles - say no to shabby board proposals
      • A very special forex investment seminar
      • A very special Forex Trading Seminar
    • Investment updates
      • Investment Updates 2010
        • December 2010 - HMV
        • November 2010 - Cable & Wireless Worldwide
        • November 2010 - Centamin Egypt
        • November 2010 - Digital Barriers
        • November 2010 - Fenner
        • September 2010 - Cape
        • September 2010 - Centamin Egypt
        • September 2010 - IMD
        • August 2010 - EnQuest
        • August 2010 - Greggs
        • July 2010 - Cable & Wireless
        • July 2010 - Cable & Wireless Worldwide
        • July 2010 - Cattles
        • July 2010 - Cattles
        • June 2010 - Low & Bonar
        • June 2010 - Mattioli Woods
        • June 2010 - Plant Health Care
        • May 2010 - Begbies Traynor
        • May 2010 - Centamin Egypt
        • May 2010 - Faroe Petroleum
        • March 2010 - Balfour Beatty
        • March 2010 - Cape
        • March 2010 - Greggs
        • March 2010 - Interserve
        • March 2010 - Standard Life
        • March 2010 - Vodafone
        • Feb 2010 - Low & Bonar
        • Feb 2010 - Plant Health Care
      • Investment updates 2011
        • August 2011 - Centamin Egypt
        • August 2011 - Cineworld
        • August 2011 - EnQuest
        • August 2011 - Fidessa Group
        • August 2011 - Greggs
        • August 2011 - H&T Group
        • October 2011 - Plantic Technologies
        • September 2011 - Cape
        • September 2011 - Fyffes
        • September 2011 - Hilton Food Group
        • September 2011 - Petra Diamonds
        • September 2012 - Centamin Egypt
        • June 2011 - Baltic Oil Terminals
        • June 2011 - Digital Barriers
        • April 2011 - Enquest
        • April 2011 - HIlton Food Group
        • April 2011 - Walker Greenbank
        • March 2011 - Alliance Pharma
        • March 2011 - Encore Oil
        • March 2011 - Greggs
        • March 2011 - H&T Group
        • March 2011 - IMI
        • March 2011 - Japan
        • February 2011 - Cattles
        • February 2011 - Fidessa Group
        • February 2011 - Petra Diamonds
        • January 2011 - Cattles
        • January 2011 - Davis Service Group
        • January 2011 - Fenner
        • January 2011 - Petra Diamonds
      • Investment Updates 2012
        • February 2012 - Centamin
        • February 2012 - Fidessa Group
        • January 2012 - Cattles
        • March 2012 - (John) Wood Group
        • March 2012 - Cable & Wireless Worldwide
        • March 2012 - Cattles
        • March 2012 - Cineworld
        • March 2012 - Cupid
        • March 2012 - Enquest
        • March 2012 - Gem Diamonds
        • March 2012 - IMI
        • March 2012 - Man Group
        • March 2012 - Petra Diamonds
        • March 2012 - SVG Capital
        • March 2012 - Yule Catto
    • Peter Shearlock
      • 2009
        • Dec 2009 Schroders
        • Oct 2009 Value investing
      • 2010
        • December 2010 - New Britain set to exploit palm oil boom
        • October 2010 - Paragon: buy-to-let lender with big asset base
        • Aug 2010 Brazilian growth
        • June 2010 Private equity
        • April 2010 Value Opportunities
        • Feb 2010 Bricks and mortar
      • 2011
        • December 2011 - A decade's growth makes diploma a value star
        • October 2011 - Looking for bargains in previous value selections
        • August 2011 - Tullett overlooked in a consolidating sector
        • June 2011 - Compass to convert cash flow into dividend growth
        • April 2011 - Value at Invensys as sales and profits boom
        • February 2011 - Big yield and new strategy sweeten the pill at GSK
      • 2012
        • February 2012 - Why a value approach still pays dividends
        • March 2012 - Bus and rail boom keeps Go-Ahead moving
    • Dr Roy Tipping
      • 2008
        • Nov 2008 Market Commentary
        • Sep 2008 Market Commentary
        • Jul 2008 Bears still in command
        • Apr 2008 Market Commentary
        • Jan 2008 TMR dash for cash
        • Jun 2007 Market Commentary
      • 2009
        • Nov 2009 -bulls have arrived
        • Sep 2009 Market Commentary
        • Jun 2009 Market Commentary
      • 2010
        • November 2010 - keep alert for possible bearish episode
        • September 2010 - Set tight stops to keep the bear at bay
        • July 2010 TMR holds back
        • May 2010 - trouble ahead
        • Mar 2010 - Whipsaws
        • Jan 2010 Investment Trusts
      • 2011
        • November 2011 - Stopping your losses
        • September 2011 - TMR remains pessimistic
        • July 2011 - Doom and gloom from TMR, but also some profits
        • May 2011 - More aim stocks for tmr portfolio
        • March 2011 - Persimmon added to building selections
        • January 2011 - another good year for tmr
      • 2012
        • January 2012 - A gloomy outlook - and a few opportunities
        • March 2012 - Not all utilities are boring
    • John Snowden
      • 2009
        • Dec 2009 Wall of worry
        • Nov 2009 Cost cutting profits
        • June 2009 Premium Bond
        • June 2009 Shares Performance
      • 2010
        • December 2010 - Fresh start for a world leader in telecoms components
        • December 2010 - roman robbery on the way to tuscany
        • November 2010 - HMV Group could enjoy a Santa Claus rally
        • October 2010 - Strong progress from industrial exporter
        • September 2010 - Double dips - a sour taste for markets
        • September 2010, black gold at Catcher and Cladhan.
        • August 2010 - defensive strength
        • July 2010 global telecoms
        • July 2010 In two minds
        • June 2010 Positive ratings
        • May 2010 - North Sea
        • May 2010 - terror defence
        • Apr 2010 - Diamonds
        • Mar 2010 - worse to come
        • Feb 2010 Pharoahs Gold
        • Jan 2010 Modest recovery
      • 2011
        • December 2011 - Cupid: a global leader in online dating
        • November 2011 - This should be a Man's world
        • October 2011 - This miner is a real gem
        • September 2011 - Trading through the August meltdown
        • August 2011 - Iomart Group - behind every cloud is a silver surfer
        • July 2011 - Weaker Vodafone price could be a good opportunity
        • June 2011 - A return to gold with an egyptian bargain
        • May 2011 - Low-cost cinema is a recession winner
        • April 2011 - A speculation in Russian oil
        • March 2011 - Tesco provides food for my bearish views
        • February 2011 - Bull or Bear for 2011?
        • February 2011 - Famous Fyffes - is it ripe for takeover
        • January 2011 - a vintage year for my selections
        • January 2011 - Walker Greenbank - buy the brand
      • 2012
        • January 2012 - EnQuest - a madly cheap oil explorer
        • February 2012 - another small domestic oil explorer
    • Chris Gilchrist
      • 2008
        • Dec 2008 Don't overpay
        • Dec 2008 Too much tinkering
        • Nov 2008 If It Looks Too Good
        • Oct 2008 A Simple Way
        • Sep 2008 SIPP Opportunity
        • Mar 2008 Market Isn't Right
        • Mar 2008 Not Much Relief
        • May 2008 Interest Opportunity
        • Dec 2007 CGT Change
        • Oct 2007 Property Is Mad
      • 2009
        • Dec 2009 Scarier world
        • Aug 2009 Tracker funds
        • Jul 2009 Low cost funds
        • Jun 2009 Big profits
        • May 2009 Bleak budget
        • Apr 2009 Asset Allocation
        • Mar 2009 Corporate Bonds
        • Feb 2009 Recovery Prospects
      • 2010
        • December 2010 - small speculations have delivered the goods - but what next?
        • November 2010 - Green dreams offer investment opportunities
        • October 2010 - ETCs - mad, bad and dangerous
        • August 2010 - Rebalance portfolio
        • July 2010 Budget 2010
        • June 2010 Global equity
        • April 2010 - India and Brazil
        • Feb 2010 Buy gold
        • Feb 2010 Out of recession
      • 2011
        • December 2011 - Bets that must pay off
        • November 2011 - Gilts may keep on bubbling
        • October 2011 - How to manage decumulation
        • August 2011 - long-term care: a solution in sight
        • August 2011 - Tricky issues in managing your pension
        • July 2011 - a momentum strategy in funds
        • July 2011 - widening choices for pension funds
        • June 2011 - new issues in pension planning and management
        • May 2011 - gold bull run continues
        • April 2011 - A budget of good and bad loopholes
        • April 2011 - questioning risk capacity
        • March 2011 - bulls and bears fight it out over japan
        • February 2011 - why value strategies need active management
      • 2012
        • February 2012 - Bonds were the 2011 winners
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Successful Personal Investing is the unique guide to investing and money management. More than a book, the component investing topics, Lessons, build to give you a comprehensive investment education.

SPI Lessons cover all of the elements you are likely to encounter on your investing journey, from starting out dabbling with the idea of making a fortune when a minor equity rises beyond your imagination (We've seen it happen - Autonomy, Shire Pharma) through diversified investment tools, alternatives to the stock market, property, art and antiques, the tools you will need to use on the way, the internet, technical analysis, and lots more be
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► The fundamentals of using money to make money – in plain language. And why it’s vital to become your own “advisor.” ► What you need to know to get started and make sure you achieve the financial success you want. ► How today’s stock markets really work – and why most investment professionals won’t tell you the truth. ► Why the “Value” approach to investing wins over time. ► Finding extra seed money to get started. ► Powerful secrets for choosing winning shares. ► How asset allocation lets you find your own “comfort level.” ► Gilts and bonds – more safety – plus big profits from interest rate moves. ► How to choose from the thousands of Unit Trusts – and why you should choose one type that advisors rarely tell you about. ► Staying on track through wild market cycles – and how the crowd is rarely right. ► Risk allocation – finding the “comfort level” that’s right for you. ► Going for income – ISAs, gilts, debentures – picking your way through the array of choices. ► Retirement – why State schemes won’t give you the future you want – making sure you profit from the seven powerful tax breaks for private pensions. ► How to profit from precious metals when other investments are falling. ► The secrets of gearing – how, why and when to use gearing to multiply your profits. ► Finding profitable opportunities around the world – and how to win from currency exchange rate fluctuations. ► High gearing through traded options – techniques to reduce risk and go for fast profits. ► How to make sure you profit from every legal tax break available to you. ► Futures and commodities – high gearing for high risk and reward. ► Techniques of the property pros; how to make money whether property prices go up or down. ► Investing abroad in property and shares – the tax breaks and traps to avoid. ► Profits and perils of the penny stock market. ► Insurance and Trusts – how to minimise taxes and provide for your heirs. ► How to combine pleasure with profit – from gemstones and antiques to rare coins. Plus tricks of the auction  trade. ► Warrants and convertibles – finding gems among the best-kept secrets of the market. ► How to be a contrarian and invest in the “sin index.” ► Takeovers and new issues – fast profits from extraordinary  opportunities – and how to spot them ahead of the crowd. ► Living and investing overseas. Leaving the UK permanently. The key differences between domicile and residence.  ► YOUR OWN STRATEGIC PLAN: How to use all you’ve learned to develop your own simple but powerful investing plan – your own personal route-map to financial independence. ► MASTER INDEX. Provides easy access to specific information throughout the entire course, as and when you want it. ► UPDATE SERVICE. Ensures that the entire course content is always kept current.

 

 








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How To Buy Property In Europe

Buying a home of your own in the UK has been an almost guaranteed way to turn income into capital for decades. Little surprise then that Britons have turned their attention overseas to continental Europe and beyond, which offers a combination of low prices by British standards, savings on holiday accommodation costs and the chance of a currency profit. You’ve seen in another Lesson the broad principles of buying property in the UK. This Lesson deals with buying a home overseas.

When you buy a holiday home abroad you may have mixed motives. You may want:

  • To make your home abroad your permanent residence — perhaps for eventual retirement or due to a job move.
  • A holiday home to share with family and friends.
  • An investment because you believe you will make substantial capital gains over time and earn significant rental income.

Your motive for buying must be clear. Buying for investment potential is different from buying your ideal holiday home. If you want your holiday home to have investment potential you may need to make compromises. You are most likely to turn your foreign holiday home into a successful investment if you bear in mind these common-sense points:

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