Gradual gains in an uphill struggle

Equity investors have had a tough time in the past year, but can they look forward to better times?

A battle worth fighting

Building society share holders to lose income

Investors in permanent interest-bearing shares issued by building societies are set to see their returns cut by half

Thomson Reuters goes with a whisper

Personal Investor

Aiming for big gains with smaller companies

The junior market’s dramatic recovery this year raises the question whether it is time to have another punt

How to ease the pain of dividend cuts

Time for a re-think after companies such as M&S, promoted by Myleene Klass, have cut their payouts

Watchdog bans advisers’ commission

Timely switch out of shares saves Prince £6m

Selling £20m of shares to leave captial in cash and bonds before the FTSE slumped 30% allowed the Prince to make a profit

Good riddance to commision based advice

Directors' Deals

3i’s Waller sees upturn

Why an economist will pick a tracker

Supermarket giant on the ropes? The truth about Tesco’s performance figures

Personal investor Robert Cole

Going for gold... in a vending machine

Put euros into the machine and a prettily wrapped bar of the world's favourite precious metal thuds into the dispenser

Emerging markets: time for a re-think

Every bank bond dog has its day

Bombed-out assets set to bounce back

Claims that the recession is over spark a hunt for bargains

Heaven and Hell: Dipping into the M&S bargain bin