Personal Finance

2003 articles

The cost of health
How much would it cost you to stay healthy if you pay privately in the UK? Personal finance columnist, Andrea Page, reports
Directors deals: what does it all mean?
Andrea Page reports on how watching the buying and selling activities of company directors can afford some clues about where stock markets are going, and which individual companies could be bucking the overall trends
What are do-it-yourself pensions?
As more final salary schemes are wound up and with-profits funds cut investment returns, dwindling public confidence is prompting more people in the UK to consider the DIY or 'self-invested personal pension'. Andrea Page writes
Choosing the right mortgage
Andrea Page guides us through the many mortgage deals currently on offer
Financial spread betting: potentially profitable, really risky
Andrea Page considers whether financial spread betting is a viable option for the private investor
Putting your money where your morals are
There are signs that ethical or socially responsible behaviour is gaining credence where personal investment is concerned, as Andrea Page discovers

Enjoying the perks of a shareholder
Andrea Page looks at the fringe benefits of holding certain shares
Managing personal debts
As the number of personal bankruptcies reach record levels, Andrea Page gives some advice on managing debt