Two weeks ago, the market experienced a bout of turbulence (see chart below). Early August turbulence … Global equity ETF in 2024: up to 16th August It now seems like a non-event but the media and headlines were sensationalist, as you’d expect. That...
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...
Gold is on a good run, reaching record highs* at the time of writing. In this article I’ll bust some myths about gold, review what’s driving this rally, consider whether we should own it now, and show the best way to invest. Historically, I haven’t...
Taxes are one of three major leakages from our wealth – the other two being fees and inflation. Read my piece on how to reduce fees and this one on turning inflation to our advantage. Any time we allow a leakage to persist, we’re actively allowing money...
Investing can be rewarding. Not just financially, but also intellectually as it makes our brain work differently and stops it getting lazy. Anyone can set-up a Core portfolio – a lazy, set-and-forget exercise! We can stop there and it will compound passively,...
