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Passive investing: what is it and how does it work?

In this guest post, John Hulton – aka the DIY Investor – explains why he thinks Vanguard’s LifeStrategy funds are the ideal one-shot investment.

A starter’s guide to index investing that will help you meet your investing goals.

With this boatload of money tools and calculators, you can look to the future while keeping an eye on the present.

Not sure what asset allocation is right for you? Here’s a simple-to-use free tool that can help you decide.

5 ways to reduce tax in retirement

Reduce tax in retirement with this Monevator assortment of legal moves to stay one step ahead of the taxman.

Our model passive portfolio is enjoying a day in the sun. All is well with the world. Surely disaster awaits?

This table of UK asset class returns over the past 15 years brings to mind my love life over the same time period – incredible highs followed by miserable lows!

We should own shares in all the market’s stocks, weighted according to their fraction of the overall value of the market.

Warren Buffett has given us his most explicit investment advice yet: Buy shares for the long-term and do it in an index fund.

An ongoing study of the Nobel prize winning / billionaire stock pickers who suggest the best way forward is to use index funds.

How to find Exchange Traded Funds

Find the best, low-cost ETFs in a jiffy by following these fund-finding tips.

There’s no need to overcomplicate investing. Like so much in life, it works best when you keep it simple. Here are the investing basics that underpin success.

Our model passive portfolio gets a diversification makeover for 2015.

Risk factors are the fantasy pin-ups of passive investing with amazing figures to match. Sadly, the reality can prove disappointing – find out why.

Do you want to add some sexy risk premiums to your passive portfolio in pursuit of outperformance? That’s a lot of alliteration – but not to difficult to pull of in practice.

How to invest for children

Want to invest some money for your child’s future? Here’s how to do it.