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Craft your own sustainable withdrawal rate using the layer cake approach.

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An active fund plot unfolds; what heresy is this?

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Why the 4% rule doesn’t work

The 4% rule is the most misunderstood piece of received financial wisdom floating around on the internet. Without proper handling it can blow up your retirement. We make it safe.

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Money invested early for children can benefit from decades of compounding – and some juicy tax breaks.

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Can passive investors get in on angel investing with these two new offerings from Seedrs?

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Because what’s life for if not the chance to do more maths?

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Simple maths for investors

Investing requires you do few sums sometimes.

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How did Warren Buffett get rich?

Buffett is a great stock picker and an investing genius. But few people know that Buffett’s original investing partnerships are the real secret to his wealth.

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When it comes to computing and disclosing charges, things are rarely simple in the investment world…

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Stock market investors can’t invest in some of the most exciting growth companies of our time. Should we look to venture capital?

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Markets are down. Our emergency bond parachute is open. How is our passive portfolio faring against the financial flak?

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Want to find the best broker for you? Check out our interactive tool and our table of fees to discover your best option.

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Every investor has to start somewhere, and your start won’t come much better than buying an index fund.

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Every journey begins with a single step. And when it comes to asset allocation that first step is working out your investment goals.

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How to buy and sell ETFs

Everyone has to start somewhere! Here’s how to buy your first ETF.

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Here at Greybeard Towers, the economy has taken a turn for the worse. Like many other freelance writers and editors I know, I’ve seen a softening in the marketplace in which I sell my skills. These things happen. Ten years ago – exactly ten years ago, as banks imploded, and stock markets plunged – the same [...]

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