HSBC’s new C class index funds look as cheap as white stilettos but nothing in investing is ever a sure thing.
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The Monevator passive portfolio blooms while everyone forgets about Europe for a while.
One way of reducing your capital gains tax bill is to defer gains for decades. (It could save you a lot of share trading fees, too!)
The Analyst explains why different companies pay different sized dividends. (It’s not just down to stinginess on the part of management!)
Wondering whether the market is expensive? It’s a good but very hard question to ask. Looking at its earnings yield might give you a clue. (That’s “might”).
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!
The Analyst yields to no man, and no investing jargon, either. (See what I did there?)
The earnings yield is a way of looking at the income generated by a company in a similar way to the yield you’d get from a bond or the dividend yield of a share. It tells you what percentage return the company is making, on the basis of its after-tax income and the price you [...]
We welcome a new writer to the Monevator stable, in the form of The Analyst. He’s one of the best financial educators I know, and he absolutely LOVES dividend investing.
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Do you expect a crash in the government bond market? I don’t blame you, though nothing is certain. Here’s how to estimate the pain it would cause if it came to pass.
Are you sitting securely, and do you have a stiff drink to hand? Here’s how to estimate how your bond fund will fare if interest rates start to rise.
How to use a pension calculator as a quick and dirty way of identifying the holes in your retirement plan.
It’s the age old question — do you buy a bikini or new pair of Ray-bans now, or do you put the money aside for a nice cardie or a new pair of glasses when you’re 70?
There’s little as daunting in life as thinking seriously about living in old age when you’re still young enough to do something about it.
How much income will you need when you retire? Pieces of string come in all different lengths, but here’s a few pointers to working out your requirements.