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Fri, 25 May 2012 17:17:38 GMT Thu, 31 May 2012 10:14:03 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/personal-finance/advice-comment/merryn-somerset-webb http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/personal-finance/advice-comment/merryn-somerset-webb http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2903b02-a59e-11e1-a3b4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct At some point, you and I are going to have to move out of cash and into proper assets Fri, 25 May 2012 17:17:38 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2903b02-a59e-11e1-a3b4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e2903b02-a59e-11e1-a3b4-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17e506f0-a0d3-11e1-851f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The US and the UK aren’t in any less trouble than other western countries: they just have financial gimmicks to make it look like they are Fri, 18 May 2012 17:27:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17e506f0-a0d3-11e1-851f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 17e506f0-a0d3-11e1-851f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b9cc602-9b5c-11e1-b097-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Shareholders should protest against institutionalised theft of their returns – buybacks are often part of the mechanism of that theft Fri, 11 May 2012 18:38:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b9cc602-9b5c-11e1-b097-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5b9cc602-9b5c-11e1-b097-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/736dbc68-9536-11e1-ad38-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Market valuation measures suggest it’s time to delay – or take a risk on European shares Fri, 04 May 2012 17:03:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/736dbc68-9536-11e1-ad38-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 736dbc68-9536-11e1-ad38-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/965c4744-8fb4-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The credit bubble started in the US. It moved to Europe. It’s headed for China – and that’s where our next shock is likely to come from Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:54:10 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/965c4744-8fb4-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 965c4744-8fb4-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d988d902-8ad1-11e1-b855-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ‘Democratic finance’ is gaining populartity, but shunning traditional financial products is by no means as easy as it sounds Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:26:02 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d988d902-8ad1-11e1-b855-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d988d902-8ad1-11e1-b855-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fddf12dc-7f2b-11e1-a26e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct My cash also isn’t going into gilts or Treasuries, bank shares or anything connected with China, says Merryn Somerset Webb Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:51:50 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fddf12dc-7f2b-11e1-a26e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fddf12dc-7f2b-11e1-a26e-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb8d7350-79d1-11e1-b87e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Imperial Tobacco may be one of the 20 best-performing UK stocks of the past 20 years – but I won’t be buying Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:32:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb8d7350-79d1-11e1-b87e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cb8d7350-79d1-11e1-b87e-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a03369cc-74d0-11e1-a98b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Budget measures will mean we stop wasting time and effort on paying less tax – and focus on genuinely productive activities Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:50:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a03369cc-74d0-11e1-a98b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a03369cc-74d0-11e1-a98b-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/256451d0-6f52-11e1-b368-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Tax burdens can change behaviour – so this is how you should behave as a property owner before next week’s Budget Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:24:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/256451d0-6f52-11e1-b368-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 256451d0-6f52-11e1-b368-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be7ff426-69cd-11e1-8996-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct You can entrust your pension to a Dane or, like me, put your faith in Japan – it’s cheap, and its banks are in great shape Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:31:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be7ff426-69cd-11e1-8996-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct be7ff426-69cd-11e1-8996-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc3ef7d2-646a-11e1-b50e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Is my idea to replace pensions with Isas brilliant – or idiotic? Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:22:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc3ef7d2-646a-11e1-b50e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cc3ef7d2-646a-11e1-b50e-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88eff874-5e1f-11e1-8c87-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct If the government wants to get more people saving for retirement, it should abolish pensions and promote Isas Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:13:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88eff874-5e1f-11e1-8c87-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 88eff874-5e1f-11e1-8c87-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5eb09402-527f-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ‘Safe bets’ are no longer as secure as they were Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5eb09402-527f-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5eb09402-527f-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7816c9c6-4cfc-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Water is an oddly undervalued resource – but many fund managers consider it a long-term investment theme Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:13:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7816c9c6-4cfc-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7816c9c6-4cfc-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ba49cc-48d6-11e1-974a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct When the yen falls, the market rises – and the Bank of Japan must realise that success in a globalised world is about having a weak currency Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:07:50 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ba49cc-48d6-11e1-974a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a5ba49cc-48d6-11e1-974a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59840048-42d7-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct To do well investing in funds, you need to capture skill, sector and style momentum Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:08:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59840048-42d7-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 59840048-42d7-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1df02916-3dce-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Is there value in Bric equity markets? Or is it a Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept? Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:15:15 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1df02916-3dce-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 1df02916-3dce-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2c53f92-384e-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Good stockpicking is really all about momentum – the trick is buying in to it at low cost Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:23:37 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2c53f92-384e-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c2c53f92-384e-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c66fd8a6-2254-11e1-923d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The euro must eventually be valued by the strength of its weakest link: think more drachma than deutschmark Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:05:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c66fd8a6-2254-11e1-923d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fpersonal-finance_advice-comment_merryn-somerset-webb%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c66fd8a6-2254-11e1-923d-00144feabdc0