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!
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?
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?
Investing risks come in many guises, and often when you think you’re reducing risk, you’re just swapping it for a different one.
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!
Why would anyone want bonds in their portfolio? Here’s the lowdown on the part that different bond types have to play.
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 [...]
Our little portfolio dozes off while the markets are about as action-packed as a US Government office during shutdown.
Are you paying through the nose for active fund management, but getting a cheap index fund in disguise?
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?
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.
Should you splash out on a Ferrari or would you be better laying down a cellar of fine bordeaux wines? Choices choices…
Index investing feels random to a lot of people. Luckily, there’s nothing random about it.
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.