Three alternative income plays
ALTERNATIVE INCOME
Sheldon MacDonald, senior investment manager at Architas, examines some esoteric investments as potential solutions to the current predicament facing income seekers.
There has been a notable dearth of income opportunities since the financial crisis. UK inflation (measured by CPI) at last came down to the Bank of England's (BoE) 2% target in December; however with...
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