From ADVICE & COMMENT May 10, 2013

How to... move overseas

Fornalutx, Mallorca, Spain --- Alleyway, Fornalutx, Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe ©Corbis

Financial obligations in more than one country can be complex

Barclays ©Getty From ADVICE & COMMENT May 3, 2013

How to... be a shareholder activist

Make your voice heard at companies whose shares you own

NOVEMBER 20: Pensioners and pensioners-to-be protest outside Downing Street overnight to express their disgust at having lost the pensions they invested in on November 20, 2007 in London. ©Getty From PENSIONS Apr 19, 2013

How to ... spot corporate pension problems

Where to look for clues to future black holes

Keith Barnes a technical operator checks controls in the primary digestion control room at Severn Trent's crop fed power plant in Stoke Bardolph, near Nottingham, U.K., on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Severn Trent Plc started generating electricity from the U.K.'s first commercial-scale crop-fed power plant as the utility seeks to lower its carbon emissions by using an emerging form of renewable power. ©Bloomberg From ADVICE & COMMENT Mar 28, 2013

How to . . . beat inflation

How to invest in inflation-linked bonds

An employee poses with the Archduke Joseph diamond during an auction preview at Christie's in Geneva November 8, 2012. The 76 carat diamond is expected to fetch between 15 million and 20 million US dollars as it auctions in Geneva on November 13th ©Reuters Mar 22, 2013

How to invest in diamonds

Investors turn to diamonds for their long-term value

The logo of the Nationwide Building Society sits on a sign outside one of the company's branches in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Nationwide Building Society, the U.K.'s largest customer-owned lender, said pretax profit rose 17 percent after the company issued more mortgages and increased its consumer business through credit cards and personal loans. ©Bloomberg Mar 8, 2013

How to . . . invest in Pibs and prefs

Esoteric and illiquid, but a hunting ground for income

Scales of Justice ©Dreamstime Feb 15, 2013

How to . . . complain about financial services

The best way to win compensation

Visitors view Edouard Manet's 'Music in the Tuileries Gardens' during a press view of 'Manet:Portraying Life', the first major exhibition in the UK to showcase Edouard Manet's portraiture, at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. ©PA Feb 1, 2013

How to . . . invest in art

Alternative investments to stocks and bonds

A local broker (in the mirror at L) looks at a stock exchange screen at the headquarters of Erste Investment Ltd in Budapest on October 30, 2008. The Hungarian forint rose further and stocks showed another jump today on a wave of positive sentiment following an international support plan for Hungary. ©Getty Jan 18, 2013

How to . . . choose a stockbroker

Pick one that’s right for you and your investments

Gates Foundation ©Frederic Courbet From ADVICE & COMMENT Dec 14, 2012

How to . . . donate money to charity

Make your donations go further – get the taxman to chip in

Nov 30, 2012

How to... invest in a racehorse

Should you go it alone, or invest through a syndicate?

Nov 23, 2012

How to... invest in silver

The grey precious metal could provide big profits

Nov 16, 2012

How to . . . make money from the weather

Weather-related products offer high returns and diversification

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