January 2011

Weekend reading: Pensions podcast

January 29, 2011

Dr Ros Altmann speaking buckets of sense on pensions, plus more good reads on money and investing from across the web.

Subscription shares

January 27, 2011

Subscription shares are not very well-known among private investors, but they can greatly multiply your returns (or conversely lose you a lot of money!)

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How good is your tracker? Use tracking difference to find out!

January 25, 2011

Use tracking difference to find out the true cost of owning an index tracker.

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Weekend reading: Don’t be scammed

January 22, 2011

The establishment reveals complete disinterest in stopping an investment scam, while I reveal some good reading for the weekend.

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Gilts (UK government bonds)

January 21, 2011

An introduction to gilts – the fancy name for UK government bonds that are sold by The Treasury to balance the nation’s books.

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Tracking error: A hidden cost of passive investing

January 18, 2011

It’s vital to take tracking error into account when choosing your index tracker funds. Funds with high tracking error can add substantially to your costs.

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Weekend reading: House price affordability

January 15, 2011

This week’s best post from elsewhere, plus more good links from around the Web. Anyone who read my post on house prices predictions may have sensed my enduring frustration with the London property market. If you thought cockroaches were hard to kill, you should try stamping out house price inflation in desirable streets in Zone [...]

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House price predictions 2011

January 13, 2011

The house price predictions for 2011 are mainly for modest 1-2% falls, although a couple of bears expect double digit declines. Nobody expects prices to rocket.

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The UK small cap ETF that’s too big for its boots

January 11, 2011

The UK’s only proclaimed small cap tracker looks more like an expensive mid cap tracker in my book.

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Weekend reading: Why hold gold?

January 8, 2011

The first links roundup of the year. Let’s start as we mean to continue, by concentrating on great posts from around the web.

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Our Slow and Steady passive portfolio

January 6, 2011

A model passive portfolio that can help investors to formulate their own index investing strategies.

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Asset class outlook for 2011

January 4, 2011

My asset class outlook for 2011 sees equities doing fairly well, government bonds continuing to come off the boil, and a recovery in commercial property.

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