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Today we are introducing a new Monevator investing experiment – a live trial of a retirement portfolio and its accompanying withdrawal strategy. We’ve been updating our model Slow & Steady accumulation portfolio for nearly 13 years now. Our new experiment – the No Cat Food portfolio – will be its decumulation equivalent.  The purpose: to help [...]

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When growth goes wrong [Members]

All growth stocks eventually die a death by re-rating. Did yours just do so?

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Low-cost index funds UK

A choice of cheap index trackers to help passive investors craft their portfolios

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Is gold a good investment?

Should you invest in gold. Well, SHOULD YOU?

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Tim Hale’s Smarter Investing is The Accumulator’s go-to book. It’s now on its third edition.

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Our passive portfolio drifts along in a sideways market. Time to take up tiddlywinks.

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Money too tight to mention? That’s no reason not to start investing!

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Dumb leverage can blow you up. Smart leverage reduces risks.

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Monzo Investments looks simple and easy to use but is it any good?

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Best bond funds and bond ETFs

The best bond funds for passive investors are big, broad, and cheap. (Insert your favourite saucy simile here).

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Benjamin Graham on bear markets

What would Ben Graham make of the markets in 2023?

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Duration matching bond funds to your time horizon [Members]

Duration matching with bond funds? Pah! It’s easy after you’ve read this 10,000 word treatise on the topic

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Like FSCS compensation? Then you’ll love these funds…

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An investment that has gone up when everything else has gone down is hard to say no to.

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A rapid fire rundown of how to calculate when you’ll achieve financial independence. The same plan could be adapted to any long-term financial goal.

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The investor sentiment cycle

Bored? Anxious? Excited? Melancholy? You might think you’ve got some sort of mental condition, but don’t worry… you’re just a normal investor.

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