St James’s Place: A Lesson in Failure I recently did a podcast & video on how tracker funds consistently beat more expensive branded active funds – like that of St James’s Place (SJP) – links below. SJP sums up the failure of active funds...
Why So Calm? This week saw an escalation of tensions in the Middle East, with Iran getting directly involved. The world hasn’t looked this dangerous for a while. And let’s not forget the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. So why aren’t stocks declining ?...
Learn How to Invest (properly) in my Workshop … When I first started to teach people how to invest in diversified shares, around 25% were property investors. Today, that number is 80%. Looking to diversify their source of growth and income. Why the rise? 1....
The election campaign has been pretty dull so far, but this week brought unexpected good news on pensions. I’m surprised there wasn’t more excitement around this. It will have a huge impact on many. In summary, Rachel Reeves – our next Chancellor in...
The Rule of 100 is widely used by IFAs or Wealth Managers (WM) as a way to invest your money. As illustrated in the graphic below, it goes like this … Subtract your age from 100 That gives the % of your portfolio to have in Stocks (shares) The remaining %...
