Shares

Putting your money into a best-buy savings account can frequently give you a better return than buying shares, according to a major new piece of research looking at the performance of savings and investments since 1995.

Suppose I offer you a bet on the toss of a (non-rigged) coin. If you win you get £100, if I win you give me £1. Would you take the bet? Of course you would.

It's a new tax year and everyone now has a new ISA allowance to use. But how do you to take advantage of the cheapest stocks and shares ISAs?

London's leading shares index sustained more heavy losses today as the turmoil engulfing world markets showed no signs of easing.

Investors and pension savers have been urged to stay calm amid the turmoil caused by the global stock market dives.

Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned of "a choppy recovery" for the UK economy today as he braced households for slower growth and stickier than expected inflation.

Former investors in nationalised lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B) should receive no compensation for their shares, the independent valuer of the stricken business has said.

The UK is heading for its first hung parliament since 1974 following yesterday's General Election, but how will this affect your wallet?

Investors who buy and sell shares via stockbroker Hoodless Brennan (HB), without receiving investment advice, must act fast to continue trading and maintain their cheap rates.