Investing

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

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?

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

The Greybeard reports back with the results of his deep dive into the best investment trusts for retirement income.

Equity income investment trusts are trading at a discount again. Is this the moment you’ve been waiting for?

Yet another story about a venerable old millionaire who people presumed was poor while he was still alive. In The remarkable life and lessons of the $8 million janitor, the Washington Post tells us: Despite his relatively modest wages, Read left an estate with “stock holdings and property” valued at nearly $8 million One of [...]

Hearing a few differences of opinion might be confusing in the short-term, but I believe it’s the way to long-term wisdom.

Not sure what asset allocation is right for you? Here’s a simple-to-use free tool that can help you decide.

Reduce tax in retirement with this Monevator assortment of legal moves to stay one step ahead of the taxman.

Our model passive portfolio is enjoying a day in the sun. All is well with the world. Surely disaster awaits?

All investments can fail. Some risks are vanishingly remote, but some people win the lottery twice so why take chances?

This table of UK asset class returns over the past 15 years brings to mind my love life over the same time period – incredible highs followed by miserable lows!

ISAs and SIPPs enable you to avoid tedious paperwork, as well sheltering your cash from tax.

We should own shares in all the market’s stocks, weighted according to their fraction of the overall value of the market.

A very unwelcome wake-up call reinforces The Greybeard’s determination to generate a retirement income from investment trusts.