View from the Bridge: Investment biker
Being a long time motorbiker, I am very conscious of the ever present threat that comes from being unaware of what is in front of you.
Gosling's Grouse: Baying for blood
When a phlebotomist sticks a needle in a vein you pay attention. He or she has you just where they want you.
FDR, Reagan, Clinton or Obama: When were markets strongest?
Three years into Barack Obama's term as US president, how do equity market returns under this administration compare with those seen under previous leaders?
No, the FSA were not keeping up they were paying over the odds. My experience was of seemingly better paid FSA staff than the product providers and banks staff, especially when you take into account the FSA pension. Some of my colleagues left for better paid (and more secure) jobs at the FSA