March 2011

Reasons to rent a house instead of buying

March 31, 2011

The decision to rent or buy a house is rarely clear cut – it usually comes down to emotions. So here are some facts to chew on.

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Use threshold rebalancing to lower your portfolio’s risk

March 29, 2011

Threshold rebalancing offers a number of easy-to-follow strategies that enable you to fine tune your portfolio’s exposure to risk.

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Weekend reading: A quick guide to Monevator

March 26, 2011

An update on what’s been happening on Monevator, where we’re going, and how you can get more involved.

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National Savings Index-Linked certificates to return with a £2 billion bang in 2011

March 23, 2011

Index-linked National Savings certificates are to return in 2011-2012, the government has confirmed in the small print of its budget. Get on the waiting list!

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FirstBuy scheme to offer cheap mortgage money to first-time buyers

March 23, 2011

The new FirstBuy scheme will help first-time buyers get on the housing market, by giving them access to a new £250 million fund.

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The simplest way to rebalance your portfolio

March 22, 2011

Calendar rebalancing is the simplest way to rebalance and ensures that your portfolio doesn’t get bloated with risk. But how frequently should you do it?

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Weekend reading: Investing misery

March 19, 2011

The Japanese market looks cheap, and as long as the nuclear situation is contained, returns will likely be superior from here. Is it wrong to buy?

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2011 to 2012 tax brackets and allowances

March 18, 2011

Moderately higher earners are going to have a lot less money next year in aggregate, thanks to lowered tax brackets and an NI hike.

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What The Big Short teaches the little guy

March 15, 2011

Michael Lewis’ compelling expose of the runaway Wall Street machine that caused the credit crunch is both horrifying and fascinating.

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Weekend reading: Shopping or investing?

March 12, 2011

A quick look at why buying equities has proved better for your wealth than buying Apple products, followed by the usual weekly linkfest.

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How subscription shares multiply your gains

March 10, 2011

Psst! Wanna make more money? You can gear up by buying subscription shares, but beware there’s a risk of losing your entire investment.

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How to stick to your saving goals

March 8, 2011

Saving is a long, hard journey and it’s all too easy to give up or go astray. Here are some simple tactics that will help you fulfill your goals.

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Weekend reading: Insurance, investing, and ISAs

March 5, 2011

Some good money reads from around the web. I was going to focus this week on the truly bonkers ruling from the European Court of Justice regarding gender discrimination and financial services: Taking the gender of the insured individual into account as a risk factor in insurance contracts constitutes discrimination. This isn’t so much a [...]

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What the Buffett family has always known about cash

March 3, 2011

Warren Buffett’s grandfather had more common sense about cash than many investment bankers of today. Here’s some great wisdom he passed down the family.

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