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National savings inflation bond – insight

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    Here’s an interesting perspective, from Bengt Saelensminde at Moneyweek, on the re launched National Savings Inflation Bond:

    It’s one of the most pressing questions of the day – how do you find a safe way to protect your wealth against inflation?

    Gold has been the first port of call during the money printing frenzy of the last few years. But in recent months, many investors have been looking for a more stable alternative – one that will protect against inflation and not ...

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    VCT & EIS compared

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      Both high risk investments – but both with the potential of high reward.

      Let’s start with some facts. A Venture Capital Trust (VCT) is an investment vehicle quoted on the stock market, like an investment trust. It has to hold at least 70 per cent of its portfolio in companies that qualify under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).  No company it invests in can have gross assets in excess of £7m, and none may comprise more than 15 per cent of ...

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      How to help your children with university costs

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        With students facing an estimated £50,000 bill for a three-year degree from next year, parents are considering ways to help their children with university costs.

        Research conducted by homesforstudents.co.uk has found that from 2012 the average student will have to find £48,503 over the course of a three-year degree. This is an increase of 55% from the cost for the average undergraduate today (£31,373) over their university career.

        Nearly three-quarters of universities, 72 per cent, have said that they intend to charge ...

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