Investing

The stock market isn’t convinced all is rosy in the UK housing market. Is this an opportunity to profit?

The active fund management industry makes billions and doesn’t deliver what it says on the tin, and most people are none the wiser.

You like the idea that low volatility can beat the market for less risk than regular equities, but how do you invest in it? Read on…

The case for income drawdown instead of an annuity for retirement income is sweeter than ever thanks to recent rule tweaks.

Do you want to get higher returns with less heartache? Low-volatility holds out such promise but it could be too good to be true.

Feeling flighty? Funds not doing it for you this week? Careful – you need to commit to a long-term plan for successful investing.

Looking for a free lunch? Who wouldn’t like less risk and more reward, but is that really what low volatility offers?

Dead set on buying into actively managed funds? On your head be it… but at least read these tips first.

Momentum is the elusive portfolio juicer that has historically had great returns but is frustratingly difficult to capture.

Befuddled by all the new kinds of index trackers on the block these days? Don’t worry: It’s fine to ignore them if you want.

Our passive portfolio presses on deeper into the financial forest, ignoring the branches of overvaluation that seem to thicken around it.

Good reads from around the Web. I sometimes suspect a few of the great and the good read Monevator. And maybe they do – but if so they are currently paying more attention to the comments. Or at least the debate in the comments in my recent post about high house prices. Long story short: [...]

Yes the over-hyped fund management industry cannot deliver what it promises. But there’s another and better way to invest in shares.

More on the academic mathematics behind your humble global index tracker.

It can seem astonishing to a newcomer to investing that cheap passive funds are the best to own. But don’t worry — academia has your back.