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

Platform charges will now be the norm in the UK after the FCA gave commission-paying funds the chop. Here’s what you need to know and do.

Capture the extra returns potential of the value premium with this comprehensive selection of UK-investible value funds.

The market’s on fire and we’re dancing like chimps on heat around our model passive portfolio.

What is the value premium? How does it work and how big is it? We explain all without droning on about Risk Factor models…

How big are return premiums like value and small cap? Are they worth the risk?

Increase your expected returns or lower your risk by embracing return premiums.

Tips on using the best tool I’ve found for analysing tracking error on a wide range of index trackers.

How to work out which broker will cost you less, depending on the size of your portfolio.

What the tracking error of the leading FTSE All Share index trackers can teach us about the dangers of relying on the TER / OCF to choose funds.

Can adverse market movements wipe out all your gains when switching to a cheaper index fund?

Our model passive portfolio ends the year in triumph but we must still sell most of the funds.

When saving seems like a slog, cheer yourself up with a few thoughts on just how much you’re benefitting from your journey to financial freedom.

A movie all about passive investing. Somewhat lacking in special FX, but otherwise pretty good.

Vanguard is the home of cheap index funds. But for passive investors in the UK, it’s not as simple to buy Vanguard as you would hope.

The FSA has drastically cut its projected growth rates for investments. Are you saving enough to meet your pension forecast in a low-growth world?