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Charlie Munger dies at 99

| Scott Phillips

The most iconic investment partnership in history has been broken.

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Can you really afford to retire seriously early?

| Malcolm Wheatley

Forget 66 or so: for the FIRE crowd, early retirement means retiring in your 40s or 50s. The problem: what…

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Warren Buffett and a week of FTSE dividends

| G A Chester

Higher dividends and buybacks galore as FTSE firms' results pour in. It seems there's confidence in many UK boardrooms.

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The psychologically unimportant FTSE 8,000 level

| Owain Bennallack

The FTSE 100 index recently hit the 8,000 points level – at around the same time as I hit my…

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What a 73-year-old Japanese cinema classic reminds us about investing

| Owain Bennallack

There are many ways to look at any potential investment.

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Viva Aviva!

| G A Chester

Aviva struggled for two decades to deliver consistent returns for investors. The right CEO with the right vision and the…

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Will the collapse of SVB trigger a stock market crash?

| Zaven Boyrazian, MSc

Despite what some headlines would suggest, the collapse of SVB is unlikely to spark a new financial crisis.

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In case of potential systemic financial crisis: break glass

| Owain Bennallack

These simple steps will prevent the majority of financial crises becoming the next Great Depression. But every disaster is different.

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Do plunging bond markets offer an opportunity?

| Malcolm Wheatley

The bond market is in free fall. Higher-than-usual yields, and possibly tax-free capital gains, are on offer for those prepared…

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2 FTSE 100 stocks to watch in October

| G A Chester

Two UK sector leaders -- Tesco and Premier Inn owner Whitbread -- are set to report their first-half results.

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Finance for the faint-hearted: disentangling financial ratios

| Malcolm Wheatley

You don’t ‘get’ all those numbers? You’re not alone: plenty of other investors don’t ‘get’ them either. Don’t be put…

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Ignore risk and just invest?

| G A Chester

Apple and two UK stocks fell last week, hit by the materialisation of two very different risks. Identifying and assessing…

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Diversify faster, with investment trusts

| Malcolm Wheatley

Tradable just like shares, investment trusts have long offered instant diversification and lower costs than funds. If trusts aren’t already…

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What do you know that the company doesn’t?

| Owain Bennallack

Some investors will blame anyone but themselves for their stock picks gone wrong. In a way it’s understandable. It’s very…

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A FTSE 100 retail stock to consider as Wilko collapses

| G A Chester

Here's what's happened at discount chain Wilko, and where it went wrong. What does its collapse mean for other value…

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The hidden downside to using investment platforms

| Malcolm Wheatley

Investment platforms have revolutionised investing, enabling millions to take the plunge. But in terms of enabling shareholder participation and monitoring,…

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7 FTSE 100 superstocks

| G A Chester

Despite a challenging economic backdrop, a number of FTSE 100 stocks have reached all-time highs in recent months. Here are…

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Shareholder perks: still out there, still worth having

| Malcolm Wheatley

Some companies offer shareholder benefits beyond the dividend. It varies from company to company, but such benefits can be well…

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Are Lloyds and Natwest shares doomed investments?

| G A Chester

Lloyds and Natwest are performing well in an economic climate tilted more towards challenging than booming.

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Don’t bail On Baillie Gifford’s technology trusts

| Owain Bennallack

We all thought the cockroach was the most indestructible thing on Earth. Turns out it’s the Nasdaq 100. When the…

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When to sell, and when not

| Malcolm Wheatley

The evidence suggests that many investors get selling wrong. Disciplined when buying, they’re more impulsive when selling. It can be…

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Spotlight on FTSE 100 stock Barratt Developments

| G A Chester

Barratt Developments has just released the first trading update from one of the big volume builders since April. Here's what…

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Apple and its $3 trillion vision

| Owain Bennallack

You know what they say: the first trillion dollars is the hardest. No wait! They say it’s the first million dollars…

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The value of a different perspective

| Malcolm Wheatley

Relying only on viewpoints that mesh with your own can be dangerous. Better by far to seek out different perspectives:…

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FTSE 100 half-year report

| G A Chester

The FTSE 100 has made barely pedestrian progress so far this year. Here are the sectors and stocks that have…

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Fight your corner: investor taxation has gone too far

| Malcolm Wheatley

It’s not just dividend taxation that takes a bite out of investors’ returns — stamp duty does so, as well.

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Are Tesco shares still a bargain?

| G A Chester

Tesco has just posted strong results and denied accusations of 'greedflation' - its share price deserves to begin with a…

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How well are your investments performing?

| Malcolm Wheatley

Are you beating the Footsie? • There’s now no shortage of portfolio-tracking tools, often available for free.

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The 4 most important investing skills

| Morgan Housel

Understanding your game without being swayed by people playing different games is an investing power.

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Sell in May? Hogwash I say!

| G A Chester

Sell in May and go away. What's that all about then? Why selling in May might not be a smart…

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Are we betting intelligently on our artificially brainy future?

| Owain Bennallack

If Artificial Intelligence is set to wipe out journalists’ livelihoods, then the hacks are making hay while the sun shines.…

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Bank of England to Britain: “Don’t ask us, we’re clueless”

| Malcolm Wheatley

The Bank of England’s rare talent for finding banana skins has struck again – twice. Accept that we’re poorer? No…

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‘Apocalypse Nearly’ for the London Stock Exchange

| Owain Bennallack

It’s also important to acknowledge that much of what ails the LSE is going on elsewhere, too.

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Royal Mail’s privatisation, 10 years on

| Malcolm Wheatley

It’s almost ten years since Royal Mail was privatised. The outcome has — so far — been a rare achievement:…

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So is now the right time to invest?

| Malcolm Wheatley

Economic headwinds are easing. So should investors commit fresh funds to the stock market? Such calls are rarely straightforward. But…

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The big FTSE 100 risers of 2023 (so far)

| G A Chester

There's a major sector theme running through the biggest (20%+) FTSE 100 risers. And there could still be value among…

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When investing clichés go to war

| Owain Bennallack

We would never have even heard of Warren Buffett if he’d invested in index funds, had they even been available…

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3 investing resolutions for the new tax year

| Malcolm Wheatley

The UK ‘tax take’ is rocketing upwards — with investors being clobbered several ways. But things get even worse from…

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A Black father and daughter having breakfast at hotel restaurant
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Can you really afford to retire seriously early?

| Malcolm Wheatley

Forget 66 or so: for the FIRE crowd, early retirement means retiring in your 40s or 50s. The problem: what…

Read more »

Warren Buffett at a Berkshire Hathaway AGM
Collective

Warren Buffett and a week of FTSE dividends

| G A Chester

Higher dividends and buybacks galore as FTSE firms' results pour in. It seems there's confidence in many UK boardrooms.

Read more »

Young Black woman looking concerned while in front of her laptop
Collective

The psychologically unimportant FTSE 8,000 level

| Owain Bennallack

The FTSE 100 index recently hit the 8,000 points level – at around the same time as I hit my…

Read more »

Young Black woman using a debit card at an ATM to withdraw money
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Teetering banks spook investors

| Malcolm Wheatley

Are we headed for 2007, 2008, or something else? No one knows. Banks may look cheap, but are probably bargepole…

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Close up of a group of friends enjoying a movie in the cinema
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What a 73-year-old Japanese cinema classic reminds us about investing

| Owain Bennallack

There are many ways to look at any potential investment.

Read more »

Fireworks display in the shape of willow at Newcastle, Co. Down , Northern Ireland at Halloween.
Investing Articles

Viva Aviva!

| G A Chester

Aviva struggled for two decades to deliver consistent returns for investors. The right CEO with the right vision and the…

Read more »

Man putting his card into an ATM machine while his son sits in a stroller beside him.
Investing Articles

Will the collapse of SVB trigger a stock market crash?

| Zaven Boyrazian, MSc

Despite what some headlines would suggest, the collapse of SVB is unlikely to spark a new financial crisis.

Read more »

Person holding magnifying glass over important document, reading the small print
Investing Articles

In case of potential systemic financial crisis: break glass

| Owain Bennallack

These simple steps will prevent the majority of financial crises becoming the next Great Depression. But every disaster is different.

Read more »

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Mostly Arm-less: why UK investors can live without a London listing

| Owain Bennallack

Britain’s latest Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently struck a deal with the European Union to overcome trade frictions in Northern…

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Don’t be deceived by dividends

| Owain Bennallack

You can’t pay cash out to shareholders via a dividend when there’s no money coming in.

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