Finance OS: Retirement Reviews
Today we look at how to keep the finances ticking over nicely in retirement by conducting regular reviews. Specifically, we’ll…
Where to invest a low amount of money UK
Are you wondering where you can invest a low amount of money in the UK? When money is rarer than…
Working Part-Time – Pros, Cons and FI Considerations
Working part-time is en-vogue in financial independence circles. As more and more people opt for alternative and more flexible approaches…
FSCS investment protection: are you covered by the investor compensation scheme?
Like all financial services, investing attracts its unfair share of bad actors and inept shysters. So it’s comforting to think…
Ambition
Guns ‘n Roses headlined Glastonbury this year. I remember them being the band of the moment when I was in…
Weekend reading: not a prayer for serenity
What caught my eye this week. You know those movies that you’ve seen half a dozen times – Raiders of…
Weekend Reading – Best Bond ETFs & 9 Biggest Mistakes Millennials Make
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Cash and bonds are different investments
A mistake even experienced investors make is to think of bonds and cash as identical. Bonds are not the same…
Pension Reforms: Take ACTION
The last video was an important one. I talked about the changes being made to YOUR workplace pension, without your…
Personal finance links: making big decisions
PodcastsMorgan Housel on how fragile the world can be. (open.spotify.com)Annie Duke talks decision making with Steven Pinker. (alliancefordecisioneducation.org)Joe Wiggins and…
Finance OS: The Danger Zone
We’re on the home straight in this season now, and today, we’re talking about the decisions we need to make…
Weekend reading: Mission impossible for active managers
What caught my eye this week. I haven’t written much about the Financial Conduct Authority’s new-ish Consumer Duty standard, beyond…
Weekend Reading – Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Overseas
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FIRE-side chat: coasting it
Hurrah! We’ve persuaded another Monevator reader to pull up a pew and tell us their strategy for financial independence (FIRE).…
Personal finance links: bad financial habits
PodcastsChristine Benz and Jeff Ptak talks with Manisha Thakor about her new book ”MoneyZen: The Secret to Finding Your “Enough.”…
Finance OS: At Retirement
We’re on the home straight in this season now, and today, we’re talking about the decisions we need to make…
Our updated guide to help you find the best online broker
Attention UK investors! You know how we created that massive broker comparison table? Well we’ve gone back to the coalface…
Weekend reading: shuffle bored employees stay put
What caught my eye this week. According to the BBC, the Great Resignation in the US is ‘over’: Since the…
Lump sum
A colleague of mine retired recently. Not FIREd. Not found himself long-term unemployed for so long he simply gave up…
Weekend Reading – Avantis Launches Small Cap International Stock ETF
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Personal finance links: treated with kindness
PodcastsDouglas Boneparth and Morgan Housel talk with Ben Carlson about why doing nothing can often be the best strategy. (youtube.com)Jon…
Finance OS: Approaching Retirement
Today we’re going to look at the things we need to do as we approach retirement. We always say that…
Investment portfolio examples: asset allocation models for beginners
Sometimes you just need a little bit of inspiration. A template that you can adapt and make your own. That’s…
Exposing Financial Charlatans – The Youtube Trading Course Seller
https://www.bankeronwheels.com/youtube-trading-course-seller-charlatan/
Semi-FI Update – Q2/2023 – Coasting to Financial Independence
Welcome to our latest Semi-Retirement update, where we share the ups and downs of our Coast FI journey from Flamingo…
Weekend reading: Inhuman investors
What caught my eye this week. The 1970s were a legendarily tough decade – for investors, for the UK economy,…
Weekend Reading – How To Invest Like The 1%
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Pension Reforms: Take Back Control
A couple of weeks ago, Jeremy Hunt announced some changes to the way pensions are invested which could have massive…
Leveraged ETFs for the long run*
Let’s be clear: leveraged ETFs are hyper-controversial and not well understood. Nevertheless, in forthcoming articles from the Finumus camp about…
Personal finance links: the burden of social debt
PodcastsDoug Boneparth and Morgan Housel talk decision making with Cass Sunstein. (youtube.com)Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Joel Dickson…