Personal Finance
April 28 2001
This issue of the FT's guide to personal finance contains articles from building a portfolio, how to get the most if you are renting your property and a section on Stakeholder Pensions to help you decide what's right for you. Net update gives a roundup of latest developments on the web and the Indicators provide a review of the first quarter of 2001.
Overview Spring hopes hit by floods and frosts
Net update
Online Bookies
New Issues and M&A
PEP Transfers
Portfolios & Property Built to withstand pressure
Market jitters throw up opportunities
Despondency holds back recovery
Inexperienced investors search for safe haven
Housing investment trusts
Property rental
Stakeholder Pensions Pensions break free of earnings
Where to get advice
The Rules
Adding to a pension
Protection products
Stakeholders v Individual savings accounts
Investment Choices Enthusiasm overcomes cost constraints
Performance - fair, yes, guaranteed, no
Pensions for children
Spouses bypass cap on contributions
World Summary Global View
US
Japan
Continental Europe
Pacific Basin
Indicators Inflation
House prices
Deposits
Mortgages
Stocks
FTSE 100
Sector
Small Cap
Trade Weighted Sterling
Dollar
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