Will Britain go broke?
So it’s been a busy few weeks. We have had what many are considering a 🦇💩 budget. Since then, The…
Weekend reading: Shock and poor
What caught my eye this week. Last week we debated the Mini Budget on Monevator in a couple of excellent…
Unregulated financial coaches: I’m not sure how they do it!
New Zealand has quite a few “financial coaches” whose services are investment-flavoured. Many of these coaches believe they don’t provide…
Mistakes
“It is not advisable to rely on dimensions off a plan. If you do, it is at your own risk”.…
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Don’t currency hedge your equity portfolio
Don’t bother currency hedging your equity portfolio. Especially not if you live in the UK. It’s what old-timers call a…
Personal finance links: a great irony
PodcastsBrett McKay talks with Nick Maggiulli about his book “Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your…
Don’t miss our new guide to passive investing
I know how hard it is to turn your head away from the economic and political car crash news. Trust…
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The Biggest Risk of All
In the personal finance community we often talk about risks. The risk of running out of money in retirement; the…
Weekend reading: I wouldn’t start from here if I were you
What caught my eye this week. There is a great discussion going on in the comments to yesterday’s mini budget…
Push me pull you with the 2022 Mini Budget
A barely-known Prime Minister, a mysterious chancellor – and a plan with the feel of a 1980s fancy dress party. It’s…
Personal finance links: travel while you can
PodcastsDaniel Crosby talks with Morgan Housel author of “The Psychology of Money.” (standarddeviationspod.com)Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Farnoosh…
The cheapest stocks and shares ISA on the market
What is the cheapest stocks and shares ISA available? Answering this question used to involve a switcheroo only slightly less…
The Care Cap Con?
It’s not a particularly fun topic is it – having to pay for care. It does give a lot of…
Weekend reading: the upside of our high inflation
What caught my eye this week. A few months ago I wrote about stress testing your mortgage ahead of higher…
Personal finance links: the foundation of personal finance
HousingDownsizing in retirement is not without its challenges. (nytimes.com)It’s hard to own a second home without a reliable ‘guy’ to…
Aleatory
Last week a family lost their grandmother. She was old. She was frail. But she was loved. Unlike many of…
Expected returns: Estimates for your investment planning
Understanding your future expected returns is an important part of your investment plan. Your expected return is the average annual…
How much is enough?
What a time to be alive! Only 5 more days to go before I walk out the door having finished…
How To Build Wealth In Your 20s: Updated For 2022
Six easy steps to avoid massive money regrets later on in life. The post How To Build Wealth In Your…
Weekend reading: how to get time on your side
What caught my eye this week. Time is something you can never have enough of when you’re compounding your way…
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Fixing your financial posture
Sooner than I’d like to think about, I’ll be 50-years-old. Yikes. I was in my mid-30s when I wrote my…
Personal finance links: blending theory and psychology
RetirementDror Poleg, “Telling people you’re retired gives you a legitimate, socially-acceptable identity. Saying you’re unemployed doesn’t.” (drorpoleg.com)Jim, “Early retirement shouldn’t…
Why You Shouldn’t Be Investing
All the different reasons you shouldn’t put your money to work The post Why You Shouldn’t Be Investing appeared first…
Passive vs active investing: why passive wins
We might as well be upfront: the passive vs active investing debate isn’t much of an argument. On one side…
Actually, No One Cares
The post Actually, No One Cares appeared first on The Simple Sum Singapore. https://thesimplesum.com/actually-no-one-cares/
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Diversify your life
Hopefully by now you all know the importance of having diversified investments and not putting all your hopes on one…
Greatest Hits: Volume 39
On the many types of wealth, zero-sum games, and dumb financial decisions. Also, a compelling case for never retiring. Finally,…
Weekend reading: Ideas to change the world
What caught my eye this week. There hasn’t been much to cheer about recently, so I especially enjoyed Vanguard’s new…
The hosepipe ban approach to making big savings
Every year seems weird these days. Maybe it’s all down to the coming singularity. Certainly 2022’s quadruple whammy of war,…
Personal finance links: being self-aware
PodcastsChristine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Cameron Huddleston who is the author of “Mom and Dad, We Need to…