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I have written before about how much interest you’d earn on a million pounds. But how do you make your million pounds in the first place?

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Investing for beginners: Time value of money

Time value reflects how you’d rather get a fixed sum of money now than exactly the same amount of money in the future.

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The Accumulator confesses to his greatest investing fails.

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There are safer investments and there are riskier investments, but there’s no such thing as ‘safe’. You must always consider timescales, too.

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Investing for beginners: Why do we invest?

Here’s the first part in a new occasional series of articles aimed at absolute beginners to investing. Apples for teacher appreciated.

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Risk and returns are joined at the hip in investing, but taking some risks can’t be expected to pay.

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What are global equities when they’re at home, and why would you want to invest in a fund that puts money into them?

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What is a share? It’s a simple question and not a particular hard one to answer, but there’s lots more you need to know before you invest…

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Get out your pencils and paper and prepare to meet your new best friend — compound interest.

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What are the different ways in which you can invest your money, and why do you need to spread it about?

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Settle down at the back! Our latest investing lesson is all about risk versus reward.

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