Dividends from shares would replace interest income from bonds.
Humble citizens who distrust their own currencies can buy assets ranging from shares to bitcoins.
The dividend yield from shares is historically high, compared with government-bond yields.
Cons: Generating an income from shares, bonds and funds can be stressful during uncertain economic times.
The chairman, Stephen Green, received £3m and made £1m from shares vesting.
If you earn income from shares, first corporation tax is taken out of the profits.
Subtract fat gains from shares held in pensions, and earnings growth falls by another percentage point.
More radically, he also floats the idea of removing the vote from shares bought opportunistically during a bid.
One apparent cause of the Shanghai slide, a rumour of a planned tax on capital gains from shares, was denied.
Ever since the dotcom bubble burst, investors have been keen to diversify away from shares and government bonds.
Not surprisingly, our moneymen have shied away from shares in companies in America, where the terrorist acts took place.
