http://www.birminghampost.net/ Visit the new Birmingingham Post site for latest local Birmingham news and Birmingham business news. Jobs, whats on and Birmingham guide, business and more. en-gb Birmingham Post no Visit the new Birmingingham Post site for latest local Birmingham news and Birmingham business news. Jobs, whats on and Birmingham guide, business and more. birmingham post, birmingham news, birmingham business, birmingham jobs, birmingham guide http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2009/01/08/warren-buffett-inspires-optimism-in-us-markets-65233-22649050/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2009/01/08/warren-buffett-inspires-optimism-in-us-markets-65233-22649050/ We all know where global equity markets went in 2008. South. Big time. However, let’s use the start of the year as an opportunity for optimism and a fresh start. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2009/01/02/got-some-spare-money-to-invest-in-2009-65233-22589813/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2009/01/02/got-some-spare-money-to-invest-in-2009-65233-22589813/ Looking forward to where to invest in 2009 the key word is going to be “value”. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/12/19/a-real-year-to-remember-in-the-finance-world-65233-22509842/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/12/19/a-real-year-to-remember-in-the-finance-world-65233-22509842/ It was hard to know where to run to for cover. People were even keeping cash under the bed and buying a safe (sales up 40 per cent in the year) as their chosen refuge for looking after their money. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/12/04/the-complexity-of-hedge-funds-65233-22406548/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/12/04/the-complexity-of-hedge-funds-65233-22406548/ “Investing should be like watching paint dry or grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas”. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/11/07/discipline-will-save-the-day-65233-22201740/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/11/07/discipline-will-save-the-day-65233-22201740/ In a quiet moment of reflection in amongst all the recent carnage in financial markets, I considered what event, or series of events may have contributed to the extraordinary happenings in global finances. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/10/10/can-any-savings-be-guaranteed-any-more-65233-22008749/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/financial-business-news/2008/10/10/can-any-savings-be-guaranteed-any-more-65233-22008749/ In the past where the word guaranteed has been used in conjunction with bank and building society accounts, there has been little doubt as to what it actually meant. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/09/19/locked-in-investments-look-an-attractive-option-65233-21856793/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/09/19/locked-in-investments-look-an-attractive-option-65233-21856793/ Sooner or later, investors will see value in markets and dip their toes back in as confidence and positive sentiment return. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/09/12/good-health-and-long-life-putting-a-strain-on-pension-provisions-65233-21807653/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/09/12/good-health-and-long-life-putting-a-strain-on-pension-provisions-65233-21807653/ It should really be good news – we are all living longer. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/09/05/wines-still-a-good-long-term-investment-65233-21683552/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:56:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/09/05/wines-still-a-good-long-term-investment-65233-21683552/ Rather than reaching for the bottle as stock markets tumble, investors who keep the cork in could be in for a rosy future. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/07/25/a-dose-of-recession-might-be-what-we-all-need-65233-21406836/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2008/07/25/a-dose-of-recession-might-be-what-we-all-need-65233-21406836/ We have been spoiled by high disposable income over the last ten years or so and have got used to this lifestyle but it does no harm to occasionally have to pull in one’s horns.