Investments : The Money Principle

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Binary options trading: what’s the deal?

Published Apr 17, 2013 | By John | Posted in Investments, Make money | 4 Comments

At The Money Principle we seem to be specialising in achieving impossible targets! Our regular readers will know that, having paid off a large amount of debt, we are now aiming to build wealth – some £2.5million worth – over quite a short time – 5 years. There [...] Continue Reading...

Mistakes to Avoid when Spread Betting

Published Mar 25, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Investments | 2 Comments

Trading mistakes are unavoidable as a person becomes a seasoned trader; however successful traders are the ones who don't repeat their mistakes. It is crucial to recognise mistakes in spread betting as it is possible to lose more on spread betting than was originally invested. Some mistakes [...] Continue Reading...

About net worth, value and structure

Published Mar 11, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Financial Health, Investments | 13 Comments

Remember I was telling you last October that even when we had a glimpse of the so much longed for debt finish line we still spent about £5,000 (about $7,500) on doing up the last bathroom in the house that had not been renovated in the last three years and [...] Continue Reading...

What do you do about saving these days?

Published Mar 5, 2013 | By John | Posted in Investments, Pensions, Savings | 14 Comments

As regular readers will know, we are looking to build an investment portfolio and are therefore becoming interested in the science and practice of storing money – that is, investing. So let me dream for a little, imagine that we have already amassed a stash and want to put it [...] Continue Reading...

Investment – an awesome new platform

Published Feb 13, 2013 | By John | Posted in Financial Health, Investments, Savings, Websites | 9 Comments

When one is in the fortunate position to be able to put some money aside regularly and have the ambition to make it work for them, one thing they need is a good place to store funds before investing in something big. For example, we may want to invest in [...] Continue Reading...

My Father’s only investment

Published Feb 8, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Investments, WTFIFL | 14 Comments

Have you ever stayed in a hotel where the shower is a glass cubicle in the middle of the room? No? I am in a room like that now and this is the picture. If I wasn’t dog tired, I would have been seriously spooked – taking a shower and [...] Continue Reading...

Is it the right time for investing?

Published Jan 16, 2013 | By Maria | Posted in Investments | 10 Comments

We are approaching the point where all our negative wealth will have gone and then we will have a spare couple of thousand pounds a month to play with. It has taken quite a time and a lot of effort to get to this but it will, we hope, have [...] Continue Reading...

Unifying investments – Bring an ISA and a SIPP together

Published Dec 15, 2012 | By Maria | Posted in Investments | 4 Comments

This is a Guest Post by Clive and I decided to publish it to signal my refocusing interests. I hope many of my readers find the article informative and useful. The current financial markets around the globe continue to be extremely volatile. This volatility requires an investor [...] Continue Reading...

An Investment You Can Enjoy

Published Dec 8, 2012 | By Guest Post | Posted in Guest posts, Investments | 3 Comments

When it comes to money management and strategic investment, many people hope to steer clear of ordinary stocks and bonds. Of course, for those who learn how to read the stock market, there is a great deal of opportunity for financial gain - however, even for the most experienced investors [...] Continue Reading...

How much do you need? A retirement calculator

Published Nov 25, 2012 | By John | Posted in Financial Health, Investments, Pensions, Savings | 20 Comments

Yesterday Maria published a post suggesting that, for a fulfilled life in our pre-dotage before we are off to the commune, we will need to amass some £2.5 million ($4 million) of savings and investments over the next 5 years. This will enable us to travel around, spend time in [...] Continue Reading...

Investing in Property in a Tough Economy

Published Nov 10, 2012 | By Guest Post | Posted in Guest posts, Investments, Make money | 1 Comment

The economy has been in turmoil around the world for a few years now, and no one has been spared. Now that the economy seems to be on the road to recovery, it is a good time to start thinking about investing in property again. Prices are still down by [...] Continue Reading...

Is Gold Investment Accessible To All?

Published Nov 5, 2012 | By Maria | Posted in Investments, Make money | 2 Comments

For those that have never looked beyond property for investment purposes; the question of whether to invest in gold can be a daunting one. However because of the uncertainty of the property market in recent years, it is something that more of us are beginning to consider. [...] Continue Reading...

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