Patience is one of the key attributes of a successful investor. The likes of US master Warren Buffett have been known to wait years for the right company at the right price. Now, while buying stocks at a fair price will tend to pay off over the long term, we Read More...

Off the top of my head Id say fixed line telecoms company BT Group (LSE: BT-A) (NYSE: BT.US) has some growth prospects, but not stunning growth prospects, and Id hardly classify the firm as a growth company. In fact, City pundits analysing the companys potential only have earnings growth of Read More...

One of Warren Buffetts famous investing sayings is be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful. Or, in other words, sell when others are buying and buy when theyre selling. But we might expect Foolish investors to know that, and looking at what Fools have Read More...

The cost of getting a divorce is rocketing, according to a new study. Research by Aviva has found that the average cost of de-coupling has reached 44,000 for UK couples, although it might surprise you how that much money is spent. According to the life insurance company, the costs of Read More...

During the course of 2014, L&G (LSE: LGEN), Old Mutual (LSE: OML) and Prudential (LSE: PRU) have easily outperformed the FTSE 100. Indeed, they are up 8%, 6% and 8% respectively, which is a considerably better performance than the wider index, which is up just 1% over the same time Read More...

Gold has continued to recover from last weeks two-month low of $1,273 per ounce, and the price of gold for immediate delivery has climbed by 0.6% from last weeks $1,281 closing level to trade at $1,287 per ounce, on Wednesday morning. Physical gold ETFs have also edged higher this week: Read More...