Common investments terms: understanding these investment terms will help you gain more confidence. Although 33% of women are family breadwinners, there is a marked gender difference when it comes to investing disposable income. Just 11% of women own stocks and shares, compared with 23% of men. Why is this a problem? Basically, you can make Read more…
Saving & investments
Plum Review: Save Without Lifting a Finger with Plum
Plum review: an app that helps you save money effortlessly. Surveys suggest that women save less but worry about saving more. We know that we should be putting money aside for a rainy day, and ideally investing it for our future, but somehow in spite of our prowess in making other purchasing decisions, we often Read more…
The Enemies of Your Investments (And How Turn Them to Friends)
When we look at the possibility of investing, one of the first issues we come across is talk of ‘risk’. Unlike savings accounts, the value of money invested in stocks and shares is volatile. It could be worth more today than it was yesterday. But then worth less tomorrow than it is today. And vice Read more…
8 Reasons Why You Should Start Investing
Investing early can pay big dividends. If you don’t believe me, check out this example of two teenage friends who started investing just a few years apart. Despite investing less money, the friend who started investing seven years earlier ended up with a significant amount more! And just in case you are sitting there thinking Read more…
The Power of Compounding and Why It Pays To Start Saving Now
Did you know, the earlier you start to save money, the less it actually costs you? The reason? It’s all in the math… the power of compounding. You’ve no doubt heard the rule of investment that suggests that the longer you can invest for, the better. But why? What is it about ‘time’ that makes Read more…
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