Investing

Unless you’re a hedge fund manager or Jim Cramer you don’t have to care about picking markets and winning. Your risk is of failing to meet your goals.

So you want to be the next Warren Buffett? Here are the best areas of the market to start your search.

Tips on using the best tool I’ve found for analysing tracking error on a wide range of index trackers.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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…

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.