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People get currency risk very wrong, so here’s an article to put us all right. I’ll warn you now it contains some maths – but it’s very simple maths!

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A coda to my mini-bond confession

The Investor got away with his ill-advised foray into mini-bonds, but did he learn any lessons?

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Retail platforms keep breaking on the market’s busiest days…

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Stress management

Keeping our monkey brains in check isn’t easy at the best to times. It’s even harder when you invest…

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How to track your annualised returns plus Slow & Steady portfolio tracker freebie.

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The facts of investing life

Skill might let you play in the deep end of the pool, but knowledge enables you to stay safe in the shallows.

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A pension transfer can save you a lot of money but it also seems like an enormous faff. Inertia begone with this deep dive into how to transfer with confidence.

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Our portfolio inched ahead again in Q3…

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The last instalment of our epic ISA / SIPP FI series looks at when you should use cash to bridge the gap to your pension.

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I hit my FI number

The Accumulator enters the promised land after many years of wandering the desert. But does he really like milk and honey?

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The cautionary tale

Getting rich doesn’t help if you can’t hang on to it.

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Investing for beginners: Why do we invest?

Here’s the first part in a new occasional series of articles aimed at absolute beginners to investing. Apples for teacher appreciated.

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Mobile trading apps are on the rise. Here’s how to run a good passive investing strategy on Freetrade using ETFs.

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Is there any point in bonds any more, when you can get a higher rate of interest from a savings account?

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Let’s scare ourselves stupid by watching the horrorshow that was the 1972-1974 UK stock market crash.

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The market recovery is looking suspiciously V shaped. Can it possibly be true. Or will it soon turn into a W?

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