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.
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.
A simple system for cutting through the investing muck and tracking down the trackers that you need.
A funny article from Oblivious Investor neatly skews the profusion of exotic and unwarranted ETFs. Plus the rest of the week’s good reads.
Some things to think about if you’re getting worried about losing your growing nest egg. In short, don’t worry too soon.
Asset classes, sectors, and styles all come in and out of both fashion and genuine prosperity, depending on the underlying cycles. So never say never again.
My quest to write Everything You Wanted To Know About Subscription Shares But Never Thought To Ask is well into its Third Act.
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.