Personal Finance
October 21 2000
Suddenly, at the end of August, it seemed like early springtime again for the stock market - the period when, you will remember, the technology stocks were still soaring and the enthusiasm of private investors was bubbling. For a brief while the tech stock fizzed again and the All-Share Index hit an all-time high on September 4. But that was the end of the recovery story because September turned out to be a rotten month.
Overview Sad September as the petrol tanks run dry
Ethics à la mode
Media giant dominates listings
Small companies turn their back on the market
Oil price revives fears of inflation
Insurers take the web to heart
Building a portfolio Prescription designed to inject new growth
Decisive and flexible - according to blood type
Little prospect of a hazard-free future
Investment Trusts Wind picks up behind trusts
Price cuts begin to slow up
Accounting for costs
Minority sport wins league
Caught in the TMT bonanza
Ratcheting returns
Using the information overload
Savings Smooth operators won't miss a beat
Appetite buoys trusts
Similar trusts, different tax breaks
Funds Pioneering trusts in spirit and in name
Wide range in common market
Confidence continues to waver
Property The draw of awkwardness