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A quick guide to asset classes

The pros and cons of the main asset classes neatly arrayed for your investing convenience.

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Want superior diversification and market-beating performance? We check the credentials of iShares FactorSelect MSCI World ETF.

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Compound interest increase your fortune spectacularly if you give it enough time. So start. Start saving and investing right now.

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The mathematics of compounding means short ETFs are strictly for day traders, and anyone else who doesn’t particularly like profitable investing.

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In stark contradiction to recommended practice, I’m looking at my portfolio numbers more as the market gets worse to see if I can handle a real crash.

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So you’re sure you are one of the few who will benefit from transferring a final salary pension? Fine, but don’t expect it to be easy!

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This great new tool reveals the true cost of owning an index tracker.

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Is freedom just another word for nothing left to lose? Net yet – most people haven’t gone crazy under the 2015 Pension Freedoms…

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I spend so little time on my investments that it feels wrong. How can I expect to succeed without any effort? You get back what you put in, right? Wrong. Investing is one of the most counter-intuitive of activities going, because we can only meaningfully judge the results over several decades, not the hours or [...]

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Our model passive portfolio reaches its 5th birthday. Time for cake, presents, party hats and stats.

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How To Lose Money in 2016

Who wants to be a millionaire? Exactly — the impoverished poets have all the fun.

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Want to invest in fancy pants smart beta funds? Now you can do so without having to abandon Vanguard…

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Jason Zweig’s A to Z of financial jargon is a must for investors, being about the funniest thing you will ever read short of an advertisement for an under-performing hedge fund…

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Get up-to-speed on the pros and cons of factor investing via this engaging interview with hedge fund boss Cliff Asness…

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Why take one share into your portfolio, when you can mess about with two? Or three? Or ten? Well, there are a few flimsy reasons.

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How index trackers work

A quick guide to the different types of index tracker and how they work.

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