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High inflation is hear to stay, but the good news is mortgages are cheap. Carefully taking on debt is looking like a no brainer.

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How to work out which broker will cost you less, depending on the size of your portfolio.

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I know they’re boring and the future returns look lousy, but if you’re not going to hold any bonds make sure you know what you’re missing.

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What the tracking error of the leading FTSE All Share index trackers can teach us about the dangers of relying on the TER / OCF to choose funds.

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Can adverse market movements wipe out all your gains when switching to a cheaper index fund?

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How to value shares

All too often, dividend investors base their investment decisions on yield alone, with little regard for the price they paid for the share.

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It’s been a frantic time in the Monevator demo HYP, what with watching paint dry and studiously doing no trading at all…

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Our model passive portfolio ends the year in triumph but we must still sell most of the funds.

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When saving seems like a slog, cheer yourself up with a few thoughts on just how much you’re benefitting from your journey to financial freedom.

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A movie all about passive investing. Somewhat lacking in special FX, but otherwise pretty good.

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How much it rains in the US has a better statistical record of predicting returns then some variables you’ll hear tossed about in the media…

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Vanguard is the home of cheap index funds. But for passive investors in the UK, it’s not as simple to buy Vanguard as you would hope.

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Make peace with the market’s zig zagging ups and downs.

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Wwhen researching high-yield shares, our top job is to identify and fully understand why the share is offering a high-yield, and whether it’s sustainable.

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There’s not One True Way, but there are things that successful private investors seem to have in common (besides noughts on their bank account…)

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There’s nothing wrong with regulators lowering financial expectations, except the timing. The time to be afraid is when everyone is happy, not when they’ve given up.

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