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The time has come to talk about commodities. Chances are you don’t hold a position in this asset class, despite…
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The time has come to talk about commodities. Chances are you don’t hold a position in this asset class, despite…
What caught my eye this week. The results are in from last week’s poll (now closed) and in news that…
I will cut to the chase. FIRE Year Two was not all sugar-sprinkles and marmalade dreams. Not at all. It…
What caught my eye this week. One reason you hear more people complaining about high taxes these days is because…
Like nearly every publication that talks about active investment ideas and strategies, our new Mogul membership articles will come with…
Like all financial services, investing attracts its unfair share of bad actors and inept shysters. So it’s comforting to think…
What caught my eye this week. The ‘proper’ savings rate for a pursuer of financial freedom is one of those…
You don’t need to be paid-up member of the Monevator mafia to recognize the pain of rising interest rates. All you…
Rising interest rates impact on every part of our financial lives, from mortgages to credit cards to business loans. Our…
What caught my eye this week. Today marks a new era for the somewhat United Kingdom. Long live the King.…
There’s been a recount, and it turns out there are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and fees for investing.…
Here’s some handy data on historical asset class returns for the UK. The chart below shows UK asset class returns…
What caught my eye this week. One of my least favourite articles on Monevator is the stab I had at…
There are many things that make Warren Buffett remarkable, as you’ll know if you’ve read his biography The Snowball. There’s…
Monevator reader James has a question about Junior SIPP asset allocation as follows: In the good times I opened SIPPs…
What caught my eye this week. A decade ago the UK had barely come down from the buzz of the…
The trouble with bull markets is making money can seem too much like fun. Meanwhile plunges in a bear market…
Today we bring you a stop-the-press Monevator exclusive! Mrs Accumulator has wrestled the keyboard away from her other half to…
What caught my eye this week. Pretty much straight into the links today, as I’ve been ill most of the…
This mini-series has previously explained investment trust discounts and premiums and why they arise. Read those articles first if you…
Orthodox investing advice has always been that UK investors should hold either gilts or high-quality global government bonds hedged to…
What caught my eye this week. One thing that helped me through the worst of the pandemic was a newly-found…
The beginning of the year has not been awful. Which is all I ask, really. You’ll recall that last quarter…
What caught my eye this week. Last week’s inheritance tax and pension alchemy from Monevator contributor Finumus was rounded off…
We’re back with another interview with a Monevator reader who has attained financial independence and/or early retirement (FIRE). This month…
Should you invest in a pension or an ISA? Is there a decisive answer to the eternal SIPPs vs ISAs…
What caught my eye this week. Watching a handful of my friends get pretty rich over the past few years,…
Note: This article on pensions and inheritance tax aims to provoke ideas and discussion. It is very obviously not personal…
Can’t fit all your investments into your ISAs and SIPPs? Then you’ll reduce your tax bill by following the first…
What caught my eye this week. A big week for news. A Spring Budget that shifted the retirement savings goalposts…