Market Timing Decisions. You Might As Well Flip A Coin
02.01.20
I read some market commentary from a well known discretionary fund manager (the modern name for a stockbroker) the other day who made reference to “positioning themselves for a recession…
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….
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…
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…
An Emoji Guide to Active vs Passive Investing
11.06.19
This latest Emoji Guide looks at active vs passive investing and comes at a time that one of the UK’s star fund managers has hit the headlines for the wrong…
Capacity for Loss – Or How Much Can You Afford to Lose?
30.05.19
Over the past few weeks, there has been a debate on Twitter amongst a small section of the financial planning community and compliance consultants on the surprisingly thorny issue of…
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