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Monzo has launched a pension and it’s quite different from other pension accounts in the market…

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Optimising the All-Weather portfolio [Mavens]

The All-Weather portfolio has protected against some of the worst market setbacks. But can it be improved for the UK?

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A new SIPP survey tells us something – and nothing – about how people invest their money…

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Every asset in a strategic asset allocation has an important role to play. Here are the main asset classes that will nourish and protect your portfolio.

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Asset prices will probably move when central banks start cutting rates in earnest. Are you ready?

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With our passive portfolio only inching ahead, so we look back in mock anger at what might have been…

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Why take 45 index trackers into the investing shower when one will do. (Ah, but which one?)

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Are you unwittingly breaking a capital gains tax reporting rule?

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FIRE in the hole [Members]

The traditional way of gearing up to invest by running a mortgage is riskier than you think…

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Find out if your pension is protected from the minimum pension age increase and if your pension will close again after you’ve accessed it

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Is it time to ditch index-linked bond funds? [Members]

Index-linked bond funds failed to defend against inflation in 2022 and 2023. So is there any point keeping them and what are the alternatives?

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If half the stocks on the LSE are going to be bid for at a premium, then I know which half I want to own!

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Think only little people worry about a few quid of income tax on dividends or paying capital gains tax on a winning stock picks? Think again!

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The UK inflation rate is down to 2.3% in CPI terms. The RPI inflation measure has fallen to 3.3%. Either way, the pound has stopped losing purchasing power like a proverbial drunken sailor on shore leave. This end to our run-in with runaway inflation is to be welcomed – but maybe with a wistful sigh from [...]

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Does gold improve portfolio results? [Members]

Does holding a chunk of gold add lustre to your portfolio returns?

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A question of trust

Should platforms be barring us from buying certain investment trusts?

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