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The 20 Golden Rules of Investment

Investing your own money is a complicated and potentially dangerous business. One slip in the tricky world of stocks and shares can prove very costly. So Times Money offers a guide on how to survive and profit in the investment jungle.

1) Buy low; sell high.

2) Don’t chase performance. If you like a stock or [...]

Capital gains tax in UK

Extracted from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/reader_guides/article3051472.ece

When do I have to pay capital gains tax (CGT)?

As a general rule, you have to pay CGT if you sell something for more than you paid for it. Shares, land, buildings, part of a business and expensive antiques or jewellery are the sorts of things that will usually attract a CGT liability. [...]