A 12 year review of Zopa

Here is a review of my 12 year experiment with Zopa; the good, the bad an the ugly.

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Green Money: Greencoat UK Wind: Share offer SUCCESS!

Following on from two previous posts (1) (2) I’m glad to say that I was able to secure 100% of what I applied for.

Hard Lucks and Let down

Are you a customer of Hargreaves Lansdown? Happy with their customer service and glad that they save you big on Funds & Trusts? But now angry that you didn’t money out of Golden Boy Woodford?

Read on…

Green Money: Greencoat UK Wind: Share offer – update

Following on from this post, I’m still awaiting news of if I’ve been successful or not in the share issuance programme.

What’s Woodford Good for?

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Superstar Neil Woodford (CBE) has been in the news a lot recently and things are not so good for him. Shares in his fund have been suspended as nervous savers tried to pull their money out.

Green Money: Greencoat UK Wind: Share offer – May 2019

When you think about where to invest your money, you should consider carefully where you money is going and what it is doing. One company that I invest in is Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) the £1.6+ billion investment trust which holds a range of wind assets in the UK and abroad. If you share my concerns about the climate emergency then you should consider Greencoat as an investment.

Month-End Accounts: April 2019

“April come she will” sang Simon and Garfunkel and now it’s gone. The tax year is over and time for another month-end accounts update and things are looking better. Headlines are that spending is down, assets are up and tax has been sorted.

I’m a Millionaire (but don’t look it) part 2

Following on from part 1, no how with an old final-salary pension I’m now a millionaire but don’t live the millionaire lifestyle.

Don’t count your beer barrels before they brews

If you are interested in investing in a successful beer company, the one that GFF has a few shares in is raising money right now.  What does this mean for our finances?  Well the selling price now at £25/share is £10 a share more than what you could have bought for at the recent (poorly participated) trading day.

Happy New Tax Year everyone!

Should auld taxes be forgot, and ne’er brought tae mind?

Should auld taxes be forgot, and auld lang syne?

So sang Rabbie Burns (with a name like that he’d be a big fan of FIRE for sure)

Many Happy Tax Returns everyone!