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Jeremy Grantham says the market is heading for a fall. He has a good track record, as far as it goes, but market timing doesn’t.

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Regrets, I have a few. Happily, despite the heady rise in London property prices since I used my house deposit to start investing, not doing so isn’t one of them!

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How does the 3rd edition of Smarter Investing by Tim Hale change the game for passive investors? And are there overlooked lessons from the 1st edition?

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Investing in Lego

Investing in Lego is becoming a big business. Is this a perfect uncorrelated asset, or an investment fad too far, driven by low interest rates?

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Investing risks come in many guises, and often when you think you’re reducing risk, you’re just swapping it for a different one.

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Just when you thought you almost knew what you were doing with pensions, new research directly contradicts the old ‘your age in bonds’ rule. Pah!

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Why would anyone want bonds in their portfolio? Here’s the lowdown on the part that different bond types have to play.

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Important: What follows is not a recommendation to buy or sell The Edinburgh Investment Trust. I’m just a private investor, storing and sharing notes. Read my disclaimer. Name: The Edinburgh Investment Trust Ticker: EDIN Business: Investment trust More: Trustnet / Morningstar Official site: Invesco Perpetual One of the UK’s best-known fund managers, Neil Woodford, has announced [...]

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Our little portfolio dozes off while the markets are about as action-packed as a US Government office during shutdown.

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Want to retire in 10 years? Then get yourself a plan. Like this one.

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Closet index funds outed

Are you paying through the nose for active fund management, but getting a cheap index fund in disguise?

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Why I’m not paying off my mortgage

With low interest rates and a recovering economy it’s more tempting than ever to invest rather than pay off the mortgage. Is it worth the risk?

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As long as you’re not talking nose-bleedingly stupidly high P/E ratios, a higher P/E ratio for the market is no reason to fear lower returns.

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Should you splash out on a Ferrari or would you be better laying down a cellar of fine bordeaux wines? Choices choices…

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Index investing feels random to a lot of people. Luckily, there’s nothing random about it.

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Identifying decent dividend shares is one thing, but to invest for the long term in a growing income stream you need to build and manage a portfolio.

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