My quest to write Everything You Wanted To Know About Subscription Shares But Never Thought To Ask is well into its Third Act.
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Not all ETFs are simple trackers. Synthetic ETFs are exploding in number and entail counter-party risks and collateral risks that investors need to understand.
I could have spent £5,000 on a great holiday, a decent car, or a bad woman, but instead I’ve spent it buying high yield shares for your delectation.
ETFs have been cited by global regulators as a potential threat to the global financial system. It’s time for a level-headed view on what action can be taken.
Here’s a portfolio of 20 large company shares that will pay you a far higher income than cash, and hopefully a growing income over the long term.
Even plain vanilla ETFs may be exposed to counterparty risk as a consequence of extensive security lending activities.
After knocking off half a bottle of port and some over-ripe Stilton, I had the most peculiar dream. Share prices actually went up for a decade – and stayed up!
Rapid growth and financial engineering of synthetic ETFs has created a cocktail of poorly understood emerging risks for investors and global markets warn reports from the IMF and others.
I’d rather not review the HYP, in that it was a portfolio of shares bought just before the crash. But needs must, and you might be surprised at how it’s fared, however.
The rebalancing strategy for the Slow and Steady passive portfolio uses new contributions to regularly rebalance – and for no-cost.
The first results are in for The Slow and Steady portfolio: a working example of a passive investing strategy.
Psst! Wanna make more money? You can gear up by buying subscription shares, but beware there’s a risk of losing your entire investment.
Warren Buffett’s grandfather had more common sense about cash than many investment bankers of today. Here’s some great wisdom he passed down the family.
Low cost monthly dealing fees put Vanguard index funds within the reach of UK investors making moderate monthly contributions.
You can’t stop inflation, but you can stop it from savaging the value of your portfolio. For long-term investing, inflation-proofing is a must.
A shock tax bill is liable to ruin anyone’s year and that’s exactly what you’ll get if you don’t understand the difference between reporting and non-reporting funds.