August 2009

Weekend reading: Beware of bonds edition

August 29, 2009

My weekly commentary followed by my weekend news and blog links round-up.

Why borrowing to invest is a bad idea

August 28, 2009

Borrowing to invest in stocks looks like a good idea but is a really bad one. This special week-long series will try to explain why.

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Historical returns from corporate bonds

August 26, 2009

The data shows corporate bonds have beaten equities over the past decade. It won’t last.

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What is mark to market?

August 25, 2009

While it’s primarily an accounting practice, mark to market is relevant for private investors in several ways.

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Weekend reading: Summer BBQ edition

August 22, 2009

A quick introduction to this week’s suggested articles, as I’ve got to get outside – the sun is shining and it looks like the Great British Indian Summer of 2009 is underway.

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Here’s a great way to boost your income in an hour

August 21, 2009

I’ve hit upon a motivational technique that’s really made a difference to my earnings and my outlook that quick to do and well worth trying.

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Share trading is hard: Worked example

August 19, 2009

It’s extremely easy to fool yourself when it comes to share trading. My Lloyds trade could hardly have looked better at first blush, yet it’s barely broken even.

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Theo Paphitis: Enter the Dragon review

August 18, 2009

More happens to Richard Branson in Losing My Virginity in a page than happens to Theo Paphitis in whole chapters of Enter The Dragon.

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Weekend reading: Recession cessation edition

August 15, 2009

This week we saw more positive signs that the world was moving out of recession. Even the gloomy French were forced to shrug and admit things looked better.

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Buying small caps to gear up for the recovery

August 14, 2009

I’ve put money into several small cap investment trusts. The aim is to make out-sized gains when the bull market really kicks in.

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Seven unusual ideas for a better value wedding

August 13, 2009

Your wedding is naturally important but it’s only one day of the rest of your life, and nobody will ever remember what you spent on it.

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You don’t have to be rich to treat yourself

August 10, 2009

Once you’re aware of the process of your perception of the value of money changing over time, I believe you can take steps to try to master lifestyle inflation.

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Weekend reading: Banks are back edition

August 8, 2009

This week provided plenty of laughs for those of us baffled, bemused and bored by the general public and big media’s approach to capitalism. The cause of all the fuss were bank earnings, which in the UK has become a political football. Commentators didn’t know whether to be pleased UK banks were making money, or [...]

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