8 Oct 2019
Understanding the true nature of risk
For such a simple word, risk is quite hard to define. It is generally agreed that it pertains to danger …
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10 Aug 2019
Understand what you own
Just over a month ago two events of significance created some challenges for investors: the suspension by Woodford Investment Funds …
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29 Jul 2019
Has the yield curve lost its predictive power?
A lot of attention in the media recently has been devoted to the inversion of the yield curve in the …
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15 Jul 2019
Is 0% better than an annuity?
Risks generally come in two forms, those that can be borne by the individual and those that should be pooled.
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8 Oct 2019
Understanding the true nature of risk
For such a simple word, risk is quite hard to define. It is generally agreed that it pertains to danger …
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20 Aug 2019
Three books for UK investors
The Investment Trusts Handbook 2019 Jonathan Davis (editor) The Investment Trusts Handbook is what you would call an annual …
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10 Aug 2019
Understand what you own
Just over a month ago two events of significance created some challenges for investors: the suspension by Woodford Investment Funds …
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29 Jul 2019
Has the yield curve lost its predictive power?
A lot of attention in the media recently has been devoted to the inversion of the yield curve in the …
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15 Jul 2019
Is 0% better than an annuity?
Risks generally come in two forms, those that can be borne by the individual and those that should be pooled.
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10 Jul 2019
Stay invested come rain or shine
“The only constant is change.” The words of the philosopher Heraclitus remain highly relevant when looking at investment markets – …
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3 Jul 2019
Passing your business on with proper succession planning
Family businesses are a bedrock of the UK economy. In total, there are nearly 5 million family-run businesses in the …
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25 Jun 2019
Pensions for women need addressing as they save less than men
More women than men are failing to save adequately for their retirement with 34% of women claiming that they don’t …
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21 May 2019
Three books for investors
The Ethical Investor's Handbook Morten Strange The area of ethical or sustainable investing has grown rapidly in the last …
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9 May 2019
Bonds vs Equities in 2019 - Which to choose?
I think I have one of the best jobs in the world: essentially, to predict the future – the future …
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9 Apr 2019
Will algorithms replace professional investors?
I was presenting at a multi-asset investing conference recently and during the Q&A was asked, “Will you be replaced by …
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28 Mar 2019
Independent financial advice still beats robo-advice
Let us cut to the chase: it is impossible to deliver true financial planning through a computerised system. Of course, …
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19 Mar 2019
Inheritance lessons from the rich and famous
The rich might well be, as F Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “very different from you and me” but as more of …
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27 Aug 2018
How does your generational wealth grow?
There are 5.1 million people aged between 25-45 based on Office of National Statistics data who expect to receive at …
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10 Aug 2018
Britain's Frugal Ten: What are Britain's go-to money-saving methods?
A key finding following collation of data from the study was the top ten most popular money-saving methods, named Britain's …
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1 Jun 2018
Accessing and investing in private equity
Investing in private equity could well be an option for retail investors, but first, we need to understand what it …
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25 Apr 2018
Early investing strategies: Spotting the next hot trends
Some of the biggest profits are to be made by investors when their early investing strategies identify investment trends that …
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27 Feb 2018
How to lower your fees with ETFmatic
We’ve tried our best to make our fees as straightforward as possible. We charge 0.48 per cent or 0.29 …
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17 Jan 2018
ILC-UK and Just Group launch 'Innovating for Ageing' project
Identifying solutions to the growing problem of vulnerability in later life is the aim of a major new initiative, which …