Should You Buy New Company Share Issues?
27.11.19
Recently, my Twitter feed has pushed two promotions to me from a well known direct-to-consumer investment platform. Both were relating to “rumoured” IPOs from two well-known brands: Wolverhampton Wanderers and…
An Emoji Guide to Financial Risks
11.11.19
Whenever money is involved there will always be risks; some of them are unavoidable but others, with a bit prudence, can and should be avoided. Unavoidable But Manageable Risk Stock…
Using The Rugby World Cup & A Betting Exchange to Explain Share Price Changes
05.11.19
Knowledge is power. In investing terms that means uncovering a gem of information that gives the investor an advantage against his peers in predicting the future direction of company share…
Don’t Play Someone Else’s Money Game
24.10.19
When I walk past my son’s school playing field it often looks like a chaotic scene; primary school children from 4 to 11 all running around screaming and shouting excitedly….
An Emoji Guide to Financial Planning
11.10.19
If you have ever: set up your own business, started a diet Trained for an endurance event got married It will have involved an element of planning. You will have…
What’s ‘Better’ a Pension or an ISA?
30.09.19
“Is a pension better than an ISA or an ISA better than a pension?” On the face of it, that should be a simple question to answer but, like many…
Annuities – The Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?
23.09.19
If I asked you if you would like to buy an annuity with your pension fund, if you are like most UK consumers, my guess would be you would answer…
Should I Combine My Pensions?
09.09.19
It’s common for people to get in touch with me looking for advice on whether to combine their pensions. They’ve got to the stage in their careers that they have…
An Emoji Guide to Diversification
07.08.19
Whether they knew it or not, our mothers and grandmothers taught us one of the most important lessons of investing: not having all of your eggs in one basket. Yet,…
2 Reasons Why People Don’t Take Enough Investment Risk (& Why It Might Be A Problem)
07.08.19
Investment risk and reward are inextricably linked; if you want to have the potential for higher returns you have to accept increased investment risk. It was ever thus and it…
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