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Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 23 February 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: “Britain’s banks were in the firing line this week, with reports that extortionate charges and unfair overdraft penalty fees were boosting profits to new highs at the expense of the ordinary consumer.

Invest online with two months commission-free trading

TD Waterhouse – the UK’s leading execution-only broker – today announces that it is offering two months’ free online trading for new customers opening an account before 30 April 2007.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 16 February 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: All eyes were on the Bank of England this week as the monetary policy committee convened again to report on Britain’s inflation and interest rates. Despite predictions that falling gas and oil prices could temporarily cool inflation levels, the Bank’s governor Mervyn King has hinted at another possible hike in interest rates in the coming months.

AIM investing is like ordering Japanese Fugu fish

“Building a portfolio of AIM stocks can be compared to ordering Fugu (blow fish) in a Japanese restaurant.

Charles Stanley envisages financial Krakatoa in the making

“Profound structural imbalances“ in the global economy and highly-leveraged private equity activity are risks to the stable growth of world stock markets, Jeremy Batstone, Head of Private Client Research at Charles Stanley, warned clients today.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 9 February 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: With the blistery weather outside, one could be forgiven for thinking it was still Christmas, particularly in light of persistent consumer spending which remains strong, according to the British Retail Consortium's retail sales monitor results this week.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 2 February 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: It has been a busy week in the markets as news of Tata’s tie-up with Corus and NASDAQ’s refusal to raise its price for the LSE dominates the headlines.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 26 January 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: The mining sector helped get the FTSE off to a flying start on Monday following a rise in commodity prices, but disappointing news followed on Tuesday as Tate & Lyle announced that it was unlikely to meet expected profit targets.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 18 January 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: This week the FTSE reacted to the increase in inflation from 2.7 to 3 per cent. Analysts had expected a rise following last week’s increase in interest rates to 5.25 per cent; however the jump was greater than anticipated. The benchmark FTSE 100 traded flat on Tuesday as the news was digested, slumping to lows around 6170 early afternoon on Thursday.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 12 January 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: After starting 2007 on an all time high, the FTSE took a knock on Thursday as the Bank of England unexpectedly increased interest rates from 5 to 5.25 per cent. The benchmark FTSE 100 traded 38 points higher prior to the Bank’s announcement before falling back to 6,130.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 5 January 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: At the end of last year, TD Waterhouse conducted a survey measuring Investor Confidence in the UK. The results indicated that confidence in the FTSE index was at a record high with 79% of investors anticipating that the UK stock market will perform well in next 12 months.

TD Waterhouse Annual Review, 2006

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: “The two most popular stocks with retail investors over the year have been Vodafone and PartyGaming - both the subject of extensive market speculation and fluctuating prices. Elsewhere the focus has been on banking and energy stocks as investors looked to more defensive sectors.

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