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Introducing our new spreadsheet to tame any DIY linker portfolio

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How to buy index-linked gilts

We’ve had easier afternoons in front of our broker’s trading screen…

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Rightmove. Wrong price [Members]

With no competitors, Rightmove is an all-conquering cash machine worth a lofty valuation. But what if there are competitors?

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What caught my eye this week. Just 26 sleeps to go until the new government’s first Budget on Wednesday 30 October. And I cannot recall there ever being so much pre-match jitters. I could have filled the links below with forecasts, evasive action tips, and threats to emigrate. Hardly what anyone would call a honeymoon [...]

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We pit the Slow & Steady portfolio against its off-the-shelf rivals…

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Late always beats never when it comes to saving for your retirement…

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Don’t beat yourself up…

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Decumulation: No Cat Food retirement portfolio update 2024 [Members]

Everyone will face spending shocks in retirement – and our model portfolio has just hit its first bout of unexpected turbulence

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Pay off the mortgage or invest? There’s no simple answer, which is my excuse for writing, and writing, and writing…

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Better than buy-to-let [Members]

Who’d want the hassle of being a landlord if you can get the same return from share?

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World stock market returns data shows big variations between countries. Here’s an 111-year digest to whet your appetite for investing abroad.

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We show how often the World index manages to outperform the US stock market over a century’s worth of data.

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Inflation is down and the correction in bonds means expected returns are higher, too…

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Discover the World index real returns rollercoaster, as calculated in GBP from 1919 to 2023 using open source data.

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US historical asset class returns

Supersize me!

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Back to Ack [Members]

Ackman seems to be in it for the long-term. Should we be too?

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