Money Observer is a monthly personal finance and investment magazine published by Guardian Media Group. First published in October 1979 as a supplement in the Observer, the magazine has expanded from just 12 pages, to an average of 100 pages per issue. In addition to a string of successful share tips, the award-winning editorial team offers specific advice designed to help readers find great deals from savings accounts to stock broking. Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian, The Observer and the Manchester Evening News. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Savings deposits are accounts maintained by banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, and mutual savings banks that pay interest but can not be used directly as money. ... A stockbroker is a person or company who buys and sells stocks on behalf of another person or company. ...

Money Observer runs a monthly fantasy share trading competition called 'Investor of the Year' in which contestants register a free portfolio, with monthly cash prizes for the best gain per portfolio.

Regular sections

What's New: All the latest news from the savings and investment industry, including alerts and analysis of new products and services. Investment Watch: Share tips and strategies, plus fund profiles and hidden investment opportunities Personal Finance: Financial planning coverage on topics such as savings, taxation, life assurance, retirement planning and other low-risk investment products. Plus the latest mortgage, cash mini Isa, tax and annuity rates. Databank: Full performance tables for all UK-authorised funds, investment trusts and UK-listed shares High Life: Features on overseas property, fine wine, luxury travel and sports betting. In common usage, saving generally means putting money aside, for example, by putting money in the bank or investing in a pension plan. ... Invest redirects here. ... Look up share on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fund may refer to Funding, or providing capital. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Life insurance. ... This article is about the legal mechanism used to secure property in favor of a creditor. ... Look up isa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An annuity (from Latin annus, a year), is an investment that provides a defined series of payments in the future in exchange for an up-front sum of money. ... Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds), which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institution. ... Investment trusts are companies that invest in the shares of other companies. ... See stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock A stock, also referred to as a share, is commonly a share of ownership in a corporation. ... Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. ...

Some awards held: · Best Consumer Financial Journalist (AITC Journalist Awards, 2006) – Mark King, Deputy Editor Money Observer. · Winner of the Consumer Financial Magazine of the Year award 2001, 2002 & 2004 (category no longer exists) · Best Consumer Financial Journalist (Association of Investment Trust Companies Journalist Awards, 2003) – Andrew Pitts, Editor Money Observer. · Wincott Prize for senior financial journalist of the year (1989) and the Decade of Excellence Award (Business Journalist of the Year ceremony, 2000) – Barry Riley, Monthly Columnist

External links

Money Observer homepage [1]

Investor of the Year homepage [2]