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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.

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Lyxor have launched a stunningly cheap suite of vanilla ETFs. But beware the potential withholding tax and UK reporting status wrinkles!

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Our verdict on Beyond The 4% Rule, arguably the first UK retirement investing book.

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Our Slow and Steady model portfolio takes a step back in the first quarter of 2018. Hold the smelling salts…

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Scams and unfeasible investment schemes often catch people unawares because they do not think hard enough about the risks they are taking.

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Gold as an asset class

Gold is a controversial asset. In theory it has little to recommend its inclusion in a rational passive investors’ portfolio. And yet…

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Types of investing risks

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.

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One of my mini-bonds was redeemed in full, putting to an end a nice investment that was paying me 11% a year.

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Opting for a currency hedged US S&P 500 tracker over a standard ETF doubled your return in 2017. What’s the catch?

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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.

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The Permanent Portfolio

Nobody cares about the gold-laden Permanent Portfolio these days. Could that mean it’s time to look at it again?

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A quick reminder on recency bias.

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Even with the soundest investing strategy, you’ve got to believe in and stick with it over the long term…

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The book that’s a godsend for anyone trying to work out how to live off their money in retirement.

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Our passive portfolio grinds against the unyielding coalface of global capitalism.

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