Smart Beta ETFs focusing on dividends imply you can have the best of both worlds – income stock selection at index investing prices…
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Annuities aren’t sexy and in recent years the payouts have been miserable. Still, they offer retirees a secure income no other investment can match.
Lyxor have launched a stunningly cheap suite of vanilla ETFs. But beware the potential withholding tax and UK reporting status wrinkles!
Our Slow and Steady model portfolio takes a step back in the first quarter of 2018. Hold the smelling salts…
Scams and unfeasible investment schemes often catch people unawares because they do not think hard enough about the risks they are taking.
Gold is a controversial asset. In theory it has little to recommend its inclusion in a rational passive investors’ portfolio. And yet…
If an investment seems too good to be true, it may be because it’s fraudulent or over-optimistic, or you may simply be overlooking one of the known investing risks.
One of my mini-bonds was redeemed in full, putting to an end a nice investment that was paying me 11% a year.
Opting for a currency hedged US S&P 500 tracker over a standard ETF doubled your return in 2017. What’s the catch?
Mr Market has been as easy on us as a camomile cleansing butter this year. Enjoy a rejuvenating rubdown with high returns that soothe like dopamine kisses.
Nobody cares about the gold-laden Permanent Portfolio these days. Could that mean it’s time to look at it again?
Even with the soundest investing strategy, you’ve got to believe in and stick with it over the long term…
The book that’s a godsend for anyone trying to work out how to live off their money in retirement.