40 days ago
The job of a public company such as Aviva (AV.) is NOT to change society but to deliver the best results for shareholders and that should mean that for every post, especially senior ones, it must hire the most highly qualified person for the job. But that is a message lost on Amanda Blanc, the company’s right on CEO.
2831 days ago
So you think blue chip shares are safe? Hat tip to a Mr N Wray from London for the table below which proves that they are not.had you stuck £5,000 into all the stocks in the FTSE 100 10 years ago in 17 cases you would have lost money in absolute terms. The worst investment would be RBS (RBS) where your initial £5,000 would today be worth £191. Other household names such as Tesco (TSCO), Marks & Sparks (MKS) and Aviva (AV.) were just dogs. As the table below shows even supposedly safe blue chips carry risk.