http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Sam+Gooch Finances Sam Gooch Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=367438&ca=Finances Superannuation is a method of financially preparing yourself for your retirement. Both yourself and your employer can contribute to it over time and this money is then invested into a variety of appropriate investments such as shares, property, savings accounts and government bonds. When you retire,... Finances Sam Gooch Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=367008&ca=Finances Energy companies have been put under pressure by the Prime Minister to lower their prices to reflect the fall in oil and wholesale gas prices. After oil prices reached a record high of $147 a barrel in July 2008, prices have dropped to around $63 a barrel, while gas prices fell by 19%. This winter h... Finances Sam Gooch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=365208&ca=Finances It is difficult to know where to put your money these days to get the best returns, especially with the way the economy has suffered over recent months, pushing the Bank of England to make a string of cuts to its Base rate which have in turn been passed on to savers rates. With the Base rate now dow... Finances Sam Gooch Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=363984&ca=Finances The government has announced that the nationalised lender Northern Rock is to resume lending in new mortgages with up to £14 billion by 2011. This will made made up from an expected £5 billion this year and a further £9 billion in 2010. The mortgages will be funded through new deposits, existing bus... Finances Sam Gooch Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=349512&ca=Finances Fixed Term bonds are savings accounts with a difference. To start with, they are more of an investment than simply somewhere to save your cash, and like most investments, they come with an element of risk. The good thing about fixed term bonds is that as long as you stick to your providers maximum c...