So, can you really trust the markets? This is one of the most important questions for investors. So, it’s worth taking some time to explore.
“Don’t worry be happy” is a cheery little song. But for goodness sake, let’s not confuse it – as some ‘market fanatic’ investment promoters do – with being great investment advice. That, it is not.
In this Insight we explore why managing your Investment risk really matters … if you use an invested pension for income in retirement.
To buy – or not to buy (and rent) that is the question! Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous house price growth … … OK, sorry, got carried away there. The truth is that buying a property is one of the biggest financial decisions we will ever…
As an employer, you know that financial education is one of the most valuable gifts you can make to your staff. But what sort of education will they value most? And who would they want to provide it?
The red line chart below is the financial sales person’s favourite chart about stock-market investing. Let’s see why it’s most likely NO use to you at all.
You may have heard some financial ‘experts’ say that . . . the banking crisis (of 2008-09) was the last in a generation Indeed, I’ve even seen that phrase used in an investment training series. So if you’ve signed up for training watch out for that – and don’t take it seriously!
Many advisers will tell you that ‘bonds’ are the ‘safer’ part of your investment portfolio. “Your bonds will protect your funds if the riskier part (your shares) crash in value” is what they say. But that’s only right some of the time. Read on to find out how safe bonds are now – with interest…
We’ve had some powerful reminders this week that big ‘natural’ disasters are completely beyond our control. Both Hurricane Irma and the (less well covered) Earthquake in Mexico prove just how powerless we are as natural disasters unfold. At best we can prepare to pick up the pieces after the disaster has passed. There are however other…
In this Insight, let’s look at the real problem with banking today This should give us some context on those simple but flawed theories that have got us into so much trouble up to now.