The savings habit starts with the piggy bank, where we can watch our money add up, and soon moves on to the real bank, where we hope to watch it grow even faster because it can earn interest.
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Investing as lockdown returns
The return of lockdown across the UK came as an unpleasant reminder that the epidemic is still far from over.
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What is going to happen to property prices now?
The property market is currently defying all predictions. At Continuum, we are looking at why, whether the gains can be maintained, and if we are due for a house price correction.
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Understanding quantitative easing – and what it means for you
The Bank of England has promised to do whatever is required to get Britain’s economy back on its feet – including printing more money. In a process known as quantitative easing, it will create an extra £150 billion and pump it into the economy.
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What are bonds, and should you look at them now?
Buying shares in a business is easy enough to understand. But there is another market – the bond market. But what exactly are the bonds?
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