January 2010

Weekend reading: Interest is interesting

January 30, 2010

My love of compound interest revealed, plus links to the best of the week’s financial and money articles from the blogs and newspapers.

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Rebalance your portfolio for your benefit, not the tax man’s

January 29, 2010

Assuming you’re not investing for the Government’s benefit, you need to keep an eye on tax when rebalancing your portfolio.

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How to make money developing iPad apps

January 27, 2010

If you think the new Apple iPad is the biggest opportunity in computing since the Mac or PC, move fast to make money.

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An easy way to invest in Australia, Canada or South Africa

January 26, 2010

Our far-flung cousins get all the cheap housing, great beaches and, er, the moose, but now we can get in on the action.

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Weekend reading: Obama versus the banks

January 23, 2010

Falling share prices of banks in the US in the wake of Obama’s mooted regulations show savvy investors know their profits are excessive.

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Phil Carret: Another great old investor

January 22, 2010

Phil Carret is another famous and successful investor who reached a grand old age. Here’s a video of the great man, plus a youthful Peter Lynch.

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Bank of England’s King blames frugal foreigners for the credit crisis

January 20, 2010

Mervyn King blames globalisation for the credit crisis, but that hardly gets him or us off the hook.

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Kraft’s sweet Cadbury deal is a bitter blow for would be British Buffetts

January 19, 2010

UK investors have few options if they want to invest in big and stable consumer companies. Now they’ve even fewer.

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UK house price predictions 2010

January 19, 2010

All the major UK house price predictions for 2010 in one spot. This way, they can all be wrong in the same boat!

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Weekend reading: Another tale of a woeful financial adviser

January 16, 2010

One US writer finds his best hope with a financial adviser is to know more than the professionals, which surely defeats the purpose.

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House buyers could be paying off their mortgage in retirement

January 15, 2010

You can’t live in an equity portfolio, however much it helps you sleep at night. Should I follow the rich kids into property?

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How to run your portfolio like a hedge fund

January 14, 2010

You can use in a simple form many of the tricks of hedge fund managers, though it may cost you overall.

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Bashed but not bashful bankers to get their bonuses

January 13, 2010

We need banks to make billions to repair the economy. We need *bankers* to make millions like a hole in the head.

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What should a new investor be told to do?

January 12, 2010

A new investor should focus on low fees and an easy to understand strategy when first venturing into the stock market

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Financial advisers: Swindlers and leeches

January 11, 2010

In an ideal world, financial advisers would be the first place you’d turn for advice about money. But alas they’re out to get yours.

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Weekend reading: Happiness is a ton of great blog links

January 9, 2010

An excellent treatise on the value of happiness and the relative worthlessness of money kicks off this weekend’s reading.

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Lose 6% and you lose your job

January 8, 2010

One top hedge fund puts traders on notice if they lose just 3% of the funds they manage. I’d be out of a job on that regime.

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Shopify competition sells the dream of online retailing

January 7, 2010

A competition is underway to find the most lucrative Shopify store. UK residents can’t win the $100,000 prize, but we can win something bigger.

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Should you lose pay when snow keeps you from work?

January 6, 2010

If you can’t get to work because of snow, should you lose a day’s salary or holiday – or should your employer see the bigger picture?

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Should you be investing more in technology?

January 5, 2010

We’re due a new technology boom – but if you’re a UK reader, you might miss out due to the lack of big names on the London market.

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Monevator: Blogging in 2010

January 4, 2010

The number of visitors to Monevator tripled in 2009, and RSS subscriptions rose 20x. What about 2010?

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Weekend reading: On 2009 and 2010

January 2, 2010

The bargain basement market of March 2009 seems an age ago, but what will happen in 2010? Nobody knows but everyone has an opinion.

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UK capital gains tax

January 1, 2010

Not many people become liable for capital gains tax in the UK, but it’s worth understanding how it works to ensure you avoid paying it.

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Three crucial steps to making new year resolutions work

January 1, 2010

To achieve a new year’s resolution, you have to REALLY want to achieve it. Then turn your goals into a winning action plan.

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January 2010

Weekend reading: Interest is interesting

Rebalance your portfolio for your benefit, not the tax man’s

How to make money developing iPad apps

An easy way to invest in Australia, Canada or South Africa

Weekend reading: Obama versus the banks

Phil Carret: Another great old investor

Bank of England’s King blames frugal foreigners for the credit crisis

Kraft’s sweet Cadbury deal is a bitter blow for would be British Buffetts

UK house price predictions 2010

Weekend reading: Another tale of a woeful financial adviser

House buyers could be paying off their mortgage in retirement

How to run your portfolio like a hedge fund

Bashed but not bashful bankers to get their bonuses

What should a new investor be told to do?

Financial advisers: Swindlers and leeches

Weekend reading: Happiness is a ton of great blog links

Lose 6% and you lose your job

Shopify competition sells the dream of online retailing

Should you lose pay when snow keeps you from work?

Should you be investing more in technology?

Monevator: Blogging in 2010

Weekend reading: On 2009 and 2010

UK capital gains tax

Three crucial steps to making new year resolutions work

Essential reading

Better investing

Get money motivated

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