Behavioural Finance: Part 2 – staying humble can give you the edge
Behavioural economics, behavioural finance and neuro-economics are now familiar terms in the world of finance, but how can you...
Beginning to See the Light: This Charming Man
‘Punctured bicycle On a hillside desolate Will nature make a man of me yet?’ Who would have though...
Behavioural Finance Part 1: How knowing your brain can give you the edge
Behavioural economics, behavioural finance and neuro-economics are now familiar terms in the world of finance, but how can you...
New to Investing: Are you cut out to be a DIY Investor?
Online platforms have revolutionised the opportunities open to the DIY investor, delivering access to masses of information and historical data...
15 Tips for millennials seeking to reduce the burden of debt and invest their way to financial independence
It is generally accepted that those on the other side of the pond are ahead of us Brits when it...
Beginning to See the Light: Fashion, turn to the right
‘…We are the goon squad and we're coming to town..’ Fascism, not surprisingly, is a political creed...
Financial Education: Part 5 – Do it Yourself, Do it With me, Do it For me – just don’t do nothing!
So, for all of the reasons we have looked at, you’ve decided that savers are only getting poorer due to...
Ready for takeoff or permanently grounded: What is the outlook for aviation stocks?
In recent years the aviation industry has faced its fair share of brick-bats; events such as 9/11, the Global...
17 tips for getting Mac support now that you work from home
As COVID-19 swept across the world in early 2020, governments found themselves having to make drastic decisions that would have...
Hargreaves’ business booms as people turn to DIY investing
Hargreaves Lansdown is just the most recent DIY investment platform to report bumper business volumes as people use the...
Wolves in casual clothing take GameStop to the next level
GameStop is an American high street shop that sells games, consoles and other electronics; due in part to the...
Beginning to see the light: Brexit, the most English of revolutions
‘My dreams were full of strange ideas My mind was set despite the fears..’ This week’s column is...
The fund up 20% over past four weeks that Saltydog has bought
I recently highlighted a table showing the relative performance of all of the Investment Association sectors during December. The best-performing...
Pathways to retirement
A new package of investment options will soon be automatically offered to anyone planning to start drawing on their...
Investing Basics: A simple guide to risk profiling
Investors have a huge choice when it comes to deciding where to place their money they must consider what...
Are funds good value for money?
VALUE for money is important in any industry and fund management is no different. With over 3,000 investment funds...
Financial education: New to investing? Avoid these seven common mistakes
There are seven key mistakes that investors have been making since the dawn of modern markets, and are likely...
Younger Investors Take Control of Their Finances in Coronavirus Lockdown
With time on their hands because of the restrictions imposed to control the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a huge...
New Year, New You, New Finances?
As well as health, improving finances is often one of our New Year resolutions, particularly improving the saving and...
The History of Cryptocurrency: A Timeline
Cryptocurrency has been a major financial buzzword in the last five years yet it’s really come into its own...
