September 2009

Admit it: You miss the market meltdown

September 30, 2009
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I’ve got a confession to make: The economic meltdown of 2008 was thrilling in some twisted way, and I miss it.

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It’s an emergency (fund)!

September 29, 2009
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Everyone knows to put money aside in a cash savings just in case something goes wrong… don’t they?

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Weekend reading: Hitler the blogger

September 26, 2009
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Revealed: Hitler is making even less money from his financial blog than me! Plus the usual good money and investing article links.

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A bad time to fear the worst

September 22, 2009
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Lots of people have been left on the sidelines by the stock market rally, hunkered down in a bunker waiting for a bomb that’s already exploded.

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7 ways to profit from other people’s folly

September 21, 2009
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If efficient market theories are flawed, we might well ask whether behavioural finance offers a practical alternative for private investors.

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Weekend reading: End of summer update

September 19, 2009
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My weekly commentary followed by my weekend news and blog links round-up.

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Download a free guide to investing today

September 18, 2009
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Mike Piper’s latest book, Investing Made Simple, is available as a PDF, for free, until October 2009. Here’s how to get it.

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Seven ways to invest in the stock market when you’ve got no money

September 17, 2009
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Even if you’re in debt, you should start learning more about putting investment ideas into practice sooner rather than later.

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Weekend reading: Route canal edition

September 12, 2009
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My weekly commentary followed by my weekend news and blog links round-up.

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Are you lost in Neverland?

September 11, 2009
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Some people are stricken by investing paralysis, unable to commit and waiting for an ideal tomorrow that never comes.

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You can’t bank on an expected return

September 10, 2009
Borrowing and expected returns

Banking on the stock market to deliver any precise return is risky, even over 20 years.

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What to give a newborn niece?

September 7, 2009
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Help! Apparently there’s a tradition of buying newborn children presents that they will look forward to receiving when they’re older.

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Weekend reading: Got that iPhone edition

September 5, 2009
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My weekly commentary followed by my weekend news and blog links round-up.

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Tax and costs will eat up returns

September 4, 2009
Tax eats your returns

Borrowing to invest is unlikely to be very profitable once you take into account tax on your returns.

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Oblivious Investing

September 3, 2009
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Oblivious Investing is a must read for novice investors, making a powerful but easy-to-follow case for passive investing in barely 100 pages.

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The Alternative Investment Market (AIM)

September 2, 2009
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AIM can be a rich hunting ground for private UK investors looking for bargains, since shares listed on AIM are less well researched than on the main market.

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Borrowing to invest is expensive

September 1, 2009
Debt is expensive

The cost of servicing a loan will eat up most of the returns you’re likely to make from borrowing to invest.

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