{"id":22703,"date":"2016-08-12T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/with-interest-rates-low-investment-funds-look-attractive\/"},"modified":"2016-08-12T16:31:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T09:31:33","slug":"with-interest-rates-low-investment-funds-look-attractive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/with-interest-rates-low-investment-funds-look-attractive\/","title":{"rendered":"With interest rates low, investment funds look attractive"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThey are paying an annual income of up to 7%, so it could make financial sense for savers to to leave deposit accounts behindA fund from investment giant Fidelity is offering an annual income of around 7% \u2013 or 14 times the interest paid on the average easy access account. Shares in Royal Dutch Shell, Legal & General and HSBC are all expected to pay dividends worth 7% or more. Is now the time to take on more risk and put at least some of your savings into funds and shares?Savers will, quite rightly, be nervous \u2013 most would be much happier if accounts were paying 4% or 5% interest rather than risking the swings and roundabouts of markets. It is a dilemma that financial adviser Brian Dennehy, of Dennehy Weller, acknowledges: \u201cIn a world of very low interest rates, many will find themselves in income-generating stock market funds through lack of choice, rather than due to a huge enthusiasm.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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