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The SPIVA study provides critical evidence in the case against active management.

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You always need a tough constitution for angel investing and crowdfunding. But in 2022 private company funding and valuation is more painful than ever. As an investor in a portfolio of unlisted startups, you must hope you’ve backed a few big winners to make it worthwhile – because many of your other investments will sour. [...]

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Building your own passive portfolio? Here’s how to decide whether to use ETFs or index funds at every stage.

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How long does it take to recover your losses from a bear market? Longer than we’d like

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Best multi-asset funds

Which is the best fund-of-funds for passive investors?

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Think your portfolio of unlisted companies is offseting the declines in your stock market investments? Think again!

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Inflation fears roundhouse every holding in the Slow & Steady portfolio

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How to deal with the savagery of a wild bear market

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Here’s another naughty broker cost that wants slashing

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Vanguard LifeStrategy funds review

An instant diversified portfolio that requires less maintenance than an Easter Island statue.

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How do accumulation funds work?

Accumulation fund investors generally have no idea how much they’ve earned in dividends. But discovering this hidden flow of cash is easy…

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The Accumulator celebrates his one-year FIRE anniversary

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A quick confusion-buster on the difference between income units and accumulation units and which you should use.

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Exploring social care options that are available to all.

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High inflation can be murderous for equities and bond returns. But it’s more complicated than that.

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Property income distributions are taxed differently to dividends, and if you use an ISA you may have tax to reclaim.

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