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The cost of active fund management

Ex-hedgie turned passive investing prophet Lars Kroijer debuts his first article on Monevator with a look at the true cost to you of active funds.

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How to start a fund

Want to purr down London’s Threadneedle Street in a Porsche on the back of your amazing income as a fund manager? Well… it’s not going to be easy.

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Making the case for cash

I’m very pleased to introduce this guest post by Pete Comley, author of the hit free eBook, Monkey with a Pin. (Now also available as an iTunes podcast). Take it away Pete! “Over periods of five years, the returns from shares have historically beaten cash around 80% of the time. Over 10 years, this rises [...]

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Tax is not payable on capital gains with spread bets. While it’s certainly a risky form of pseudo-investing, it might be useful in some circumstances.

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