Decision tree: are you ready to invest?
Whether you’re ready to invest depends on a number of factors and not everyone is in the same boat...
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Is now the time to back financials?
Investing in financials has long divided opinion. Traditional financial stocks – such as banks...
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Investment committee conversations
Government bonds were the topic of conversation in one of our investment committee meetings this...
Five ways bond investors can protect against inflation
“Bond investors are the vampires of the investment world. They love decay, recession — anything that...
Where bond fund managers are finding pockets of opportunity
Finding compelling investment ideas and solutions in global fixed income markets has hardly ever...
Investing in a product you hope you’ll never use
Insurance is a funny thing. It’s the only product that both buyer and seller hope is never used. But...
Should I spend or should I save?
With our social lives on hold, holidays postponed, and many shops shut, there hasn’t been much to do...
Why bond yields are rising, and why it matters
Bonds have not had a good start to 2021. The average UK Gilt fund is down 7% and every other bond...
How have bond funds performed in 2020?
Believe it or not, it’s now six months since investors experienced the fastest plunge into a bear...
Bank bonds: more popular than bank shares
Once the mainstay of most equity income portfolios, banks have had a torrid time over the past 10...
Growth or income: which investment goal is right for you?
One benefit of lockdown has definitely been fewer people out and about when we’re walking the dogs...
Investment Grade bonds: the best buying opportunity of the century?
“I said that 2008/2009 was a once in a career buying opportunity. I lied. We have another one.”...
55. Why bank bonds could the bargain of the century
All eyes have been on global stock markets in recent weeks, but bond markets have had a turbulent...
Investment takeaways from 2019 and the best performing funds
January had a rocky a start. Stock markets around the world – worried that the US central bank would...
One year of millennial money
It’s been one year since I started writing for millennials and, to mark this occasion, I wanted to...