December 2009

My 10 rules to stay sexy and save money

December 30, 2009

Don’t spend £500 on gym membership this January. Get fit and healthy for free instead of staying fat and spending money.

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Three reasons to keep buying British

December 29, 2009

The UK stock market has been talked down by every other fund manager and share tipper out there. In response, it has soared.

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Steep yield curve means equities could fly

December 21, 2009

The record steepening of the US Treasury yield curve suggests stock markets could still be good value, and I agree.

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Weekend reading: Blog battle of the sexes

December 19, 2009

Men earn more than women, but is that through choice rather than sexism? Links to all the best of the week’s financial and money articles.

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Hallelujah, online shopping!

December 18, 2009

Online shopping is the best invention since fire, and anyone who buys Christmas presents on the High Street deserves to pay the stupidity tax.

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Beat the market by following director share buying

December 16, 2009

Directors share dealing – particularly buying their stock when it is showing value credentials – can signal superior returns for up to two years.

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Where did all the absolute return funds come from?

December 15, 2009

The stock market falls made absolute return funds an easy sell, but the timing for investors was terrible.

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Weekend reading: Dishes or dreams

December 12, 2009

Links to all the best of the week’s financial and money articles from personal finance blogs and UK newspapers.

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Bash bankers’ bonuses until they squeal

December 10, 2009

Bankers don’t deserve their multi-million bonuses in the best years, let alone when they’re on life support. Bash those bonuses.

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Pre-budget report 2009 review

December 10, 2009

The 2009 pre-budget report was certainly painful, but instead of surgically precise spending cuts and tax lifts, we got clumsy bloodletting.

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Investment trusts threatened by Euro legislation

December 9, 2009

Alliance Trust says that the future of investment trusts could be in doubt if Europe’s AIFM Directive becomes law.

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No certainty with absolute return funds

December 7, 2009

Absolute return funds don’t actually guarantee positive returns, and come with high charges. Better to roll your own.

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Weekend reading: Financial (ill) advisers shun ETFs

December 5, 2009

Bankers’ bonuses back in the news, plus pick of the week’s money and finance posts.

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Facing mortality when you have a family

December 4, 2009

If you have a husband or wife and kids, it would likely change how you’d spend and invest before meeting your maker.

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How would you spend and save if you knew exactly when you were going to die?

December 4, 2009

If you knew the date and age you’d die at, it would enable you to plan very precisely for the future.

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Don’t make a crisis out of a crisis

December 2, 2009

The best place to be when the news story about the Dubai debt crisis broke was somewhere where it didn’t break at all.

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December 2009

My 10 rules to stay sexy and save money

Three reasons to keep buying British

Steep yield curve means equities could fly

Weekend reading: Blog battle of the sexes

Hallelujah, online shopping!

Beat the market by following director share buying

Where did all the absolute return funds come from?

Weekend reading: Dishes or dreams

Bash bankers’ bonuses until they squeal

Pre-budget report 2009 review

Investment trusts threatened by Euro legislation

No certainty with absolute return funds

Weekend reading: Financial (ill) advisers shun ETFs

Facing mortality when you have a family

How would you spend and save if you knew exactly when you were going to die?

Don’t make a crisis out of a crisis

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Better investing

Get money motivated

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