Gold Is Shining Again, But Should Long-Term Investors Follow?
10.06.25
I previously wrote about how gold should be for decoration, not speculation, and now gold is back in the headlines I thought it worthwhile providing an updated article. As uncertainty…
It’s OK to Spend Savings in Retirement
18.03.25
Don’t worry, it’s OK to spend savings in retirement, but it does come with a caveat. If you have been diligent during your working life you will have built up…
14 Retirement assumptions you may later regret
02.12.24
We make assumptions every day; we have to otherwise we would never get anything done. Most of the time the assumptions we make are either correct or immaterial if they…
Investing is Simple Once You Block Out The Noise
21.10.24
Investing, whether that is via your pension, ISA or an investment account is a simple process made complicated by the cacophany of noise that pervades the financial services market. Google…
This Is Probably The Biggest Mistake DIY Investors (& Advisers) Make
28.07.24
Here’s a list of things you wouldn’t do: – Drive only looking in the rear view mirror, – Pick the winner of the Grand National based on last year’s, –…
Your Pension Fund Doesn’t Care If Your Boiler Breaks Down (& Other Reasons Why Buy To Let Investing Isn’t The Panacea)
07.07.24
If I had a £1 for every time someone said to me they are interested in buy to let investing I would be on a beach somewhere right now (or…
Lessons From An Elephant In The Peanut Factory – How To Avoid Financial Regret.
15.04.24
Fans of The Simpsons may remember the episode in which Bart unexpectedly wins an elephant. In the whimsical style of the Simpsons, the elephant escapes and wreaks havoc through a peanut…
Tinkering With Your Portfolio Is Not Helping You
05.07.23
Claudio Ranieri is most famous in this country for guiding Leicester City to a shock Premier League title in 2016. Until then, he was remembered for managing Chelsea at the…
Using The Football World Cup & A Betting Exchange To Explain Stock Markets
18.12.22
“When the facts change, I change my opinion, what do you do Sir?” John Maynard Keynes The World Cup has just reached its conclusion with Argentina claiming their third World…
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