The UK house price crisis has been a long time on the boil. Here’s a suitably long post on ways we might constructively burst it.
Commentary
The active fund management industry makes billions and doesn’t deliver what it says on the tin, and most people are none the wiser.
It can seem astonishing to a newcomer to investing that cheap passive funds are the best to own. But don’t worry — academia has your back.
Active fund managers say they’re worth their higher charges because their skillful investing beats the boring old market. Shame about the evidence…
Unbundling charges for investing in pensions and other products has theoretically improved transparency, but total costs have actually risen.
In the first of this 10-part video series, Sensible Investing lays out the charges against the active fund management industry.
Selftrade has upset some of its customers with a long and detailed form asking, essentially, where they got their money. Is this the customer service of the future?
The following is another guest post from our industry expert who prefers to remain anonymous in sharing these insider tips with us. While we’ll always want to hunt down the cheapest funds and the most cost-effective platforms, I think it’s worth us understanding all of the realities of the investing business. Everybody hates platforms. What [...]
If you’re worried that you’re getting turned for a few basis points by high frequency traders and you’re not a hedge fund manager, you’ve bigger fish to fry.
George Osborne (presumably accidentally) has delivered a great Budget for savers. Is the tide turning for the prudent?
If you don’t know who the patsy at the table is — it’s you. And other lessons from the overly lengthy ride that is The Wolf of Wall Street.
Hey! You! Did you like the emerging market story a few years ago? Then you should love it now…
Investing in Lego is becoming a big business. Is this a perfect uncorrelated asset, or an investment fad too far, driven by low interest rates?
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.
Important: What follows is not a recommendation to buy or sell The Edinburgh Investment Trust. I’m just a private investor, storing and sharing notes. Read my disclaimer. Name: The Edinburgh Investment Trust Ticker: EDIN Business: Investment trust More: Trustnet / Morningstar Official site: Invesco Perpetual One of the UK’s best-known fund managers, Neil Woodford, has announced [...]
You might think that inflation is just something that happens, but in reality it’s a policy tool with specific uses, including a means of reducing the public debt.