Research suggests a blend of level annuities and equities is the best asset allocation for a retiree, but an escalating annuity offers more security.
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Veteran UK investor Jim Slater is known for his penchant for high-flying growth shares. But that doesn’t mean he’s always optimistic. Slater has lived through many market cycles in his five decades of investing, and like any great investor he knows that shares go down as well as up. Back in 2008 I found his [...]
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A DIY investor who cares can be much more useful to a relative on the verge of retirement than professionals concerned with their bottom line.
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Fundamental indexing promises greater rewards than regular passive investing but it also carries greater risk.
Platform charges will now be the norm in the UK after the FCA gave commission-paying funds the chop. Here’s what you need to know and do.
Roll up, roll up, for another widely-quoted measure of stock market valuation with more flaws than a cut-glass diamond.
Capture the extra returns potential of the value premium with this comprehensive selection of UK-investible value funds.
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Always be alert to the different ways in which large numbers can be (mis)interpreted when trying to make sense of the world. Never forget: You’re an upgraded ape with delusions of grandeur, designed to hunt gazelles and run away from lions. You’re prone to fear and greed, you love being in with the crowd, and [...]
The market’s on fire and we’re dancing like chimps on heat around our model passive portfolio.