Investing

A rapid fire rundown of how to calculate when you’ll achieve financial independence. The same plan could be adapted to any long-term financial goal.

Bored? Anxious? Excited? Melancholy? You might think you’ve got some sort of mental condition, but don’t worry… you’re just a normal investor.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is meant to protect UK investors should the worst happen…

Bonds are not the same as cash. To confuse the two is a flogging offence in my book.

Why duration matching your bonds to your time horizon isn’t the no-brainer it’s been made out to be.

Updated model portfolios to help you nut out your asset allocation strategy

Let’s be clear: leveraged ETFs are hyper-controversial and not well understood.

What’s the best commodities ETF to invest in? We explain our pick

For a long time we couldn’t compare the rates of interest on cash in investment accounts for one simple reason. Brokers weren’t paying any interest on cash! Rising rates have so dominated the news for the past 18 months that it’s easy to forget that interest rates were near-zero for more than a decade. Even [...]

How effective are commodities as an inflation hedge in the UK?

This is what drifting sideways looks like

A unique portfolio asset, with an ‘interesting’ personality…

How much value does commodities diversification add to UK investment portfolios?

The Oracle of Omaha dispenses effortless wisdom on investing strategy, stock picking, and holding on in a market crash.

The good news is you’re living longer. The bad news is the government wants your pension fund to be in bonds. We need to think harder about longevity.