Should I Open a 5% Savings Account or Invest?
Cash is King With savings accounts now offering 5% interest rates, why would anyone consider investing in stocks? Cash offers stability...
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- Jul 11
- 4 min
Investing Success: why index funds outperform managed funds
Index funds v managed funds Investment funds are generally actively managed or passive index trackers. In the former, a fund manager...
- Jun 14
- 4 min
How to invest in a stock market crash
If you are invested in the stock market today, you will have had a rough ride, even investing in the stock market through low-cost...
- May 5
- 5 min
Investing should be boring: The Magnificent Seven Rules
Investing should be boring I love the one or two fund portfolio, a balance of global equity and bonds; simple, diversified, low-cost....
- Apr 21
- 7 min
How to choose a workplace pension fund
Optimising a pension and knowing which fund to choose can feel like alchemy, so most people don’t bother. But, the difference could be...
- Jan 12
- 6 min
Investing review 2022: FTSE 100 and other indexes
Investors are glad to see the back of 2022. War, supply shortages, inflation at its highest level for 40 years, interest rates rising...
- Dec 29, 2022
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The path to riches: The fable of the magic box
It was Christmas day in the Forde home and the family were sitting at the dining table eating a glorious Christmas dinner. Turkey, ham,...
- Nov 9, 2022
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Should I start investing now or wait?
In the last post should I sell my stocks? we looked at whether you should get out of stocks and bonds now – if you already have a...
- Oct 27, 2022
- 6 min
Should I Sell My Stocks?
The one-word answer is……No, but let’s have a look at what’s been happening and why you shouldn’t sell now... Investing Returns YTD...
- Aug 10, 2022
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Asset Allocation & Portfolio Diversification
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Diversification Asset allocation involves dividing an investment portfolio among different assets such as...
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
What is a Buy and Hold Strategy?
A Buy and Hold Strategy is a passive investing strategy for long-term investing with minimal trading in the market. Buy and hold assets...
- Jun 28, 2022
- 5 min
What is the Best Stock to Bond Ratio?
What is the Best Stock to Bond Ratio? Answer – There isn’t one. It depends on your ability to withstand risk and volatility! Risk and...
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
Vanguard Ready Made Funds
What are Vanguard ready made funds? In the post KISS Investing we were introduced to Vanguard Target Date Retirement funds and Vanguard...
- Apr 19, 2022
- 4 min
K I S S Investing
KISS Investing KISS Investing: The best investment portfolio is...the one you can stick with for the long term. Buy & hold. Keep it...
- Apr 19, 2022
- 6 min
Investing terminology
Why Is Investing So Complicated? We are not taught anything about finance in school. There are no lessons on Saving, Investing,...
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