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If you spend your pension pot on a Lamborghini and find yourself driving down Skid Row, does the State really have your back?

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Our model passive portfolio stares straight ahead as Commandant Market pulls its nostril hairs with sadistic glee.

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A long wander through the woods of investing behaviour, via a look at the defiantly different Capital Gearing investment trust.

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Investment clocks and asset allocation

Most people are no better at understanding the business cycle than they are at riding a unicycle. But this might help, if you’re keen.

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Deciphering dividend growth

A growing income stream is the stuff of investing Nirvana. Here’s how to check out a promising dividend growth share.

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Stock markets go up and down — sometimes sharply — and so will your emotions. Make sure you have a plan to cope with it all.

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If you wouldn’t know an Uncrystallised Fund Pension Lump Sum from The Crystal Maze, then this article give you some directions.

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Blackrock has slashed its ongoing charges on several key tracker funds…

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The government is mulling over the future of pensions. Find out what’s on their mind and how you can influence them.

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Our model passive portfolio gets roughed up by Mr Market for the first time in over three years.

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In this guest post, John Hulton – aka the DIY Investor – explains why he thinks Vanguard’s LifeStrategy funds are the ideal one-shot investment.

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The Greybeard explores the case for active fund management in retirement. In short, it’s not all about the costs for him…

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A starter’s guide to index investing that will help you meet your investing goals.

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Asset allocation in pyramid form

Confused about asset allocation? Try thinking of asset classes like the building blocks of a food pyramid.

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The bond crash: Is this it?

Government bonds have bounced all around in the past few days, after the world’s leading Central Bankers said they don’t much care if prices fall. Should you?

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With this boatload of money tools and calculators, you can look to the future while keeping an eye on the present.

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