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Foreign shares in an ISA

Think you’re not allowed to hold overseas shares in your ISA? Think again!

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Plan to invest as shares fall

This special post from Tim of the Psi-Fi blog outlines some ways to buy shares when the stock market is plummeting.

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It might feel good to have a big slug of cash waiting to invest in a market correction, but in practice you may not profit as much as you think.

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Introducing our new passive investing headquarters here on Monevator. Get your fix of indexing info all in one place!

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Good shares to buy now

Here’s some shares I’ve been looking at in the aftermath (so far!) of the stock market crash.

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How Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) and tracker certificates expose passive investors to risks they don’t need to take.

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A checklist of ETF features to look out for when choosing the best index tracker for you. Part four of a four part series.

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Ignore foolish people who tell you to buy a share because its dividend plugs a hole in your March cashflow. Here’s a proper way to manage investment income.

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This part of our index tracker buying checklist covers the oft forgotten, overlooked, and obscure features that can impact your returns without you realising it.

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Caledonia is the sort of investment trust that takes you back in time – and sure enough, the discount suggests its best days are behind it. But I’m more optimistic.

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Our model passive portfolio is tossed around like the plaything of the financial gods. And survives.

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Everybody loves to receive dividend income, which is a key component of the rewards of being a part-owner in a business. The demo HYP has already begun to earn it.

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The UK’s crying out for a small cap index tracker. The RBS HGSC Tracker has answered the call, but there are still plenty of reasons not to be cheerful.

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Low cost index trackers should be a cornerstone of most private investor’s portfolios. Here’s how to make sure you’re not paying too much.

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A checklist of fundamental questions to help you choose the best index trackers for your portfolio. First up: asset class, index choice, and tracking method.

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A simple system for cutting through the investing muck and tracking down the trackers that you need.

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