Divorce is never easy on you emotionally, mentally and very often, financially. Whether it comes during the divorce process, or before or after the papers are signed, economic difficulties are …
How to Invest in Property Without Buying Property Directly
Investing in property is an attractive proposition for many people aged 30 – 60 who have surplus income to save, and who are looking for an investment opportunity. Property investment …
Why Excellent Financial Advisers Avoid Portfolio Churn like the Plague
Portfolio churn is a slightly naughty word in the financial adviser / investment manager profession. So why is churn a slightly dark concept, and why is avoiding portfolio churn an …
The Difficulties of Investing in Property as a Beginner
Getting on the property ladder is an aspiration shared by many 20 – 40 year olds. When prices have been rising generally for many years, it’s natural to experience FOMO …
How to Invest in Property During Economic Turbulence
As investors, we tend to hold a glamorous image of the investing process. And out of all the asset classes, property investment is probably the most sexy investment category. Property …
Are you Eating the Only ‘Free Lunch’ in the Stock Market?
Proving the familiar saying untrue; I’ll show you how to increase your investment returns without increasing risk. Many phrases and idioms in the english language are passed down from parent …
The Route to a Career in Economics
What is the Role of An Economist? The role of an economist is to apply economic knowledge and economic theory in order to give advice and generate reports. Economists research …
What’s the Difference Between Level 1 and Level 2 Market Data?
This is a definition of Level 1 and Level 2 market data for our guide on how to research company share prices and company information, which is part of our …
Where to Invest in Property
The question of where to invest is perhaps most relevant to property investors. As the famous saying goes: choosing a great property is about three factors: Location, Location, Location! But where should one …
The Different Forms of Financial Protection
Financial protection is achieved through careful planning, a sensible balance between a basic investment portfolio, and insurance. There is nothing more despairing than the story of a retired individual who believed …
A Quick Guide to Absolute Return Funds
If you’ve been researching actively managed funds recently, you may have come across a relatively new breed called absolute return funds. What is an absolute return fund, and could they …
What is a Rentier? And why you’ll love being one
You wake in the morning and take the time to cook yourself a proper breakfast. You turn on your laptop and have a glance at the financial markets. Stocks and …
Why is Property Investment so Popular?
If you’ve ever discussed financial investments with friends of colleagues, I am willing to bet that the topic of how to invest in property entered that conversation. If you look …
Psychology of Investing: 5. Investing on Autopilot
About the psychology of investing series I’m writing this exciting series of articles to add a new twist on the fundamentals of investing, which you may have read about in …
How Much of Your Investment Portfolio Should be in Property?
Are you wondering what proportion of your investment portfolio should be invested in brick and mortar assets such as residential and commercial property? If you’re interested in property asset allocation …
Psychology of Investing: 4. Keeping your Hobby in its Box
About the psychology of investing series This post is designed to be a companion to our main ‘How-to’ investment guides. If you haven’t read them already, I recommend you check …
Psychology of Investing: 3. The Dangers of Exuberance
About the psychology of investing series This blog post forms part of our investing psychology series designed to be read alongside our comprehensive investing ‘How-to’ articles that come with our …
How Much of Your Savings Should you Spend on your First Home?
Are you wondering what proportion of your savings should you offer as a house deposit as a first-time buyer? Buyers often find themselves in this quandary, in part due to …
Is Property A Safe Investment?
How much truth sits behind the common maxim as safe as houses? In investor-speak, a bricks and mortar investment is an opportunity to buy something tangible and real. It signals …
Psychology of Investing: 1. Dealing with Loss
About the psychology of investing series This article is part of a companion series to our ultimate investing guides which cover the basics of investing in a variety of asset …
The Gold Fish Dilemma – Why It’s Impossible to Spot a Successful Fund Manager
In my article Passive funds versus active funds, I explain that the majority of active funds underperform the market. This news might feel very counterintuitive. I was certainly shocked when …
Investing in Peer to Peer Lending Platforms
Peer to Peer lending (P2P), is a new form of investment which appeared one decade ago. The return on investment falls somewhere in between bank interest account and the returns …
The Ultimate Guide to Dividend Growth Investing
The Dividend Growth Investing strategy (DGI) has taken root as a favourite strategy across money blogs, particularly websites which are dedicated to saving for retirement. If you’re serious about putting …
Are Payday Loans a Scam?
Editor note: The article ‘Are Payday Loans a Scam?’ was originally published on Financial Expert in 2010, and received a positive media response. In the years that followed, pressure upon …
How to Avoid Tax when Investing
This guide on how to avoid tax when investing will arm you with a series of tweaks you should consider making to your portfolio to maximise your returns. The reduction …
What is an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and how to invest in one
Initial public offerings (IPOs) are milestones in the stock market calendar. An IPO is where a company gives the public an opportunity to buy shares in the company for the …
How to Invest in Property
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on how invest in property. In this article we will delve into property as an asset class, and debunk several myths. We will also explore …
Investing in Emerging Markets
Are you curious about investing in emerging markets? In our article ‘How to build a basic investment portfolio‘ we suggested that investors with an ‘adventurous’ or ‘balanced’ risk profile should …
How to Reduce or Eliminate the Cost of Investing
In this article, we will explore how to reduce the cost of investing can be reduced. Although this doesn’t sound exciting – reducing fees is actually the easiest way to …