As a follow up to my last couple of articles regarding what specific steps you can take to protect your investments so you can prevent them from being burned to cinders in a blazing surge of panic stock selling, I’d like to return to the topic of Private Finance Investments.
As the sun streams through my office window on this almost perfect Scottish September Friday afternoon - everything looks so beautifully peaceful. In fact if you listened to your senses you’d think mother nature didn’t have a care in the world and she probably hasn’t.
For us mere mortals however, boy oh boy there’s a storm brewing - and as I’ve just noticed over at Reuters not even $1TRILLION Dollars may be able to fix it. Has the credit crisis on the other side of the Atlantic just lurched nearer to pushing the entire western world off the edge of the precipice where it appears to be hanging by it’s fingernails, down into complete financial meltdown? Pretty dramatic statement I know… sadly quite possibly accurate though.
Today’s good news - Hope for the future !
Hi everyone,
With Global Markets in a state of flux at the moment and many clients concerned about the falling value of their investments, what, if any, are the solutions?
Whilst putting it in cash ensures that you don’t lose anything, it also ensures that the don’t make anything in real terms either. Traditional alternatives such as bonds and property haven’t exactly set the heather on fire in recent terms either.
Venture Capital Trusts (or VCTs as they are known) are one of the least understood investment products in the market. Yet, for the right investor, they are also one of the most attractive, combining the potential for good returns with substantial tax advantages. Today’s article gives an overview of this important investment vehicle.
VCTs were introduced in 1995 to encourage individual investors to invest in UK smaller companies. The Government achieved this by offering investors in VCTs a series of very attractive tax benefits. As a result more than £3.2 billion has been invested in VCTs between 1995 and 2007.
Here are some key points and how to get 30% tax relief from the Government to prime your investment pump too…