Sunday is a day for quiet reflection, a cup of coffee, perhaps accompanied by something sweet and self-indulgent – and a moment of measured thought. Our suggested topic is investment yield. How much income is your capital generating for you? According to figures from the Building Society Association, savers and investors have £1.4 trillion held […]
The week ahead will see those hidden gems translate into financial action. At least £14,000 of the £15,000 in prizes won by our Fortune Finder Treasure Hunters will be transferred to the accounts created for them. One of the winners is still playing hard-to-get. So the game’s still not officially over – we’ll re-draw the prize […]
Close – but no cigar! This blue diamond is lovely – but treasure-hunters are looking for a small purple gem Tonight will see the end of the first mini-treasure hunt game. Those of you who found the hidden gems on site and unlocked Money&Co.’s secret entry forms, will be entered in a draw to win […]
Wake up and smell the interest Sunday for many is a day of reflection. So here’s something to ponder over your coffee and newspapers as the joint roasts: leading financial comparison site moneysupermarket.com is getting excited about a savings account that yields just three per cent. That’s three per cent… “For the highest easy access […]
The Milturn Precision Engineering loan worked really well for lenders and borrower alike The borrowers’ side of Money&Co.’s peer-to-peer lending (P2P) operation is all about providing liquidity that allows UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be flexible and creative in their business dealings. The lending side of that self-same equation means that lenders to […]
Crowdfunding P2P loans show savers the money There are times when the only fitting comment is: “We couldn’t have put it better ourselves.” Here, blogger Sean O’ Meara hits the sweet spot on the risks and rewards of investing in loans offered by crowdfunding. “Peer-to-peer lending, by its very nature, has an element of risk […]
If you’re hoping to harvest a decent yield on your capital, take a look at crowdfunding Looking for income? Well don’t look to the government for much help. Older savers, who typically need to make assets sweat and produce a good yield, “have been delivered a hammer blow”, according to the financial and investment […]
Word of mouth in a room full of wine – Hotel du Vin, Bristol, hosts today’s Money&Co. lunch We bring you today’s news from Bristol, where the Money&Co. marketing and communications team, led by CEO Nicola Horlick, is bringing its own message on crowdfunding to the South West. The day sees a series of events […]
Getting the word out – awareness levels are growing, but there’s a way to go The word is spreading. Crowdfunding, despite its obvious benefits (obvious to us, at least), is relatively little known. Awareness levels show that owners of small businesses and investors generally know little about the simple process of bringing individuals and businesses […]
Geeting our point across – Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick spreads the word on crowdfunding The message is clear: low interest rates are creating huge problems for savers and investors dependent on deposit account yields (as reported here earlier). People dependent on income from annuities (fixed-income instruments that used to be an automatic accompaniment of a […]