Investment guides

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Whether it's Spanish bond yields hitting 6%, Greece's creditors taking a serious haircut on their debts, France being downgraded - the eurozone crisis has hogged the financial headlines for the past year.

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    Understanding your attitude to risk will help you pick investments that deliver the return you expect, while also allowing you to sleep peacefully at night.

  • Vintage toys

    From vintage toys to football memorabilia, an unusual item that grows in value is a great festive gift. Toby Walne shares his top 10 buys.

  • Presents

    Christmas 2009 will be a more frugal experience for many families, so why not give a gift that will help your loved ones improve their finances? Ruth Emery looks at the options.

  • Stormy sea

    Peter Spiller has made money - oodles of it - for investors in Capital Gearing Trust. He may be pessimistic on prospects, but Spiller is pursuing unconventional ways to sustain the gains, finds...

  • loud criticism

    With-profits investments get plenty of bad press for paying out stingey bonuses and imposing hefty exit fees. Cherry Raynard assesses whether all the criticism is fair.

  • hidden fees & charges

    Do you know how much you're paying for your investments? Helen Pridham reveals how discretionary portfolio managers pocket hidden fees and some financial advisers get paid for doing nothing.

  • Peter Temple is a professional investor who has worked as a fund manager, investment analyst and financial journalist. In this episode of Moneywise TV, he reveals the secret to his success.

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    Johanna Gornitzki explains how you can take advantage of the economic turmoil and grow your money in Moneywise TV's advanced guide to investment.

  • telescope

    Investment funds that are domiciled offshore are more accessible to UK-based investors than ever, now they are being admitted to the IMA sectors, writes Faith Glasgow.

  • scientist with formula

    Is it possible to make good returns on low-risk investments? As Sarah Coles discovers, it's not as easy as product providers would have you believe.