August 2011

What is an IPO?

August 30, 2011
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If you have to ask “What is an IPO” then with respect you’re probably not yet ready to invest in them yet!

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Weekend reading: Jobs’ worth

August 27, 2011
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Steve Jobs has lived a life beyond most of our wildest dreams, but the thing that inspired him most can inspire every one of us.

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Foreign shares in an ISA

August 25, 2011
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Think you’re not allowed to hold overseas shares in your ISA? Think again!

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Plan to invest as shares fall

August 22, 2011
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This special post from Tim of the Psi-Fi blog outlines some ways to buy shares when the stock market is plummeting.

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Weekend reading: Profit potential in mass hysteria

August 20, 2011
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Everyone seems to agree it’s a good time to buy shares. But weirdly, plenty of people are selling…

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A plunge protection fund: Naughty, but nice

August 17, 2011
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It might feel good to have a big slug of cash waiting to invest in a market correction, but in practice you may not profit as much as you think.

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A bastion for UK passive investors

August 16, 2011
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Introducing our new passive investing headquarters here on Monevator. Get your fix of indexing info all in one place!

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Weekend reading: Everyone is at it

August 13, 2011
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Great money and investing articles from all kinds of websites from around the Internet.

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Good shares to buy now

August 9, 2011
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Here’s some shares I’ve been looking at in the aftermath (so far!) of the stock market crash.

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Mayhem in London

August 9, 2011
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Shares are still plunging. If you’re brave there are some tempting investments to be made.

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Weekend reading: US debt downgraded by S&P, and even more links than usual

August 6, 2011
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S&P downgrades the U.S. as the fourth worst week of all-time for the FTSE 100 ends… Saturday mornings were made for reading all about it!

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A good time to be investing: For governments, and for most of us

August 4, 2011
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Should we be as worried as the markets are about equities, or should we more fear low bond yields? It really depends on our time horizon.

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The bull market hits a speed bump

August 3, 2011
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It’s a torrid time for stock markets, but why would anyone sane prefer to buy government bonds at historically tiny yields?

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Exchange Traded Notes and Certificates: The scary face of index trackers

August 2, 2011
Passive investing

How Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) and tracker certificates expose passive investors to risks they don’t need to take.

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