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World stock market returns data shows big variations between countries. Here’s an 111-year digest to whet your appetite for investing abroad.

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US historical asset class returns

Supersize me!

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Historical asset class returns (UK)

Here’s some handy data on historical asset class returns for the UK.

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UK historical house prices

An easy way to get depressed is to never buy your own home and then to take a peek at a graph of house price growth. Let’s see what we could have won!

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Should you splash out on a Ferrari or would you be better laying down a cellar of fine bordeaux wines? Choices choices…

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Always be alert to the different ways in which large numbers can be (mis)interpreted when trying to make sense of the world. Never forget: You’re an upgraded ape with delusions of grandeur, designed to hunt gazelles and run away from lions. You’re prone to fear and greed, you love being in with the crowd, and [...]

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New figures reveal how much the nation has got stashed away in ISAs. And surprise surprise, it’s less than it should be.

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The data shows corporate bonds have beaten equities over the past decade. It won’t last.

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