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			We take a look at Company Pension Deficits, and why they are proving so difficult to pay down.
		 
		
	 
             
	
		
      		
          			  Assets 
                  			  
  May 28, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 28, 2015 
     · Last modified October 20, 2016   
          		 
    		
				
			Stamps and Coins 2 – We look in detail at the costs associated with the Stanley Gibbons products, and compare them to an ideal portfolio, and to ETFs .
		 
		
	 
              
	
		
      		
          			  News 
                  			  
  May 27, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 27, 2015 
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			Weekly Roundup for the UK Private Investor: bond  crash, institutional P2P, target funds miss, pension deficits, oil dividend, budget , basic income and ERNs
		 
		
	 
             
	
		
      		
          			  ETFs 
                  			  
  May 26, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 26, 2015 
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			We look at the first half of the Investors Chronicle’s list of the Top 50 ETFs  to see which ones will be added to our own ETF  Portfolio.
		 
		
	 
              
	
		
      		
          			  Reports 
                  			  
  May 21, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 21, 2015 
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			We look at a recent report from ShareAction which investigates whether Asset  Manager Voting patterns really serve the best interests of shareholders.
		 
		
	 
             
	
		
      		
          			  Assets 
                  			  
  May 20, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 20, 2015 
     · Last modified October 20, 2016   
          		 
    		
				
			Are Stamps and Coins viable alternative assets for the private investor in the UK? We look at the products offered by Stanley Gibbons to find out.
		 
		
	 
              
	
		
      		
          			  News 
                  			  
  May 19, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 19, 2015 
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			Weekly Roundup for the UK Private Investor: property trusts, fees, Budget , pensions, tax, infrastructure &"one-stop" funds, bond  yields & the debt subsidy
		 
		
	 
             
	
		
      		
          			  Events 
                  			  
  May 18, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 18, 2015 
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			What are the viable alternative investments for private investors? We visit the Alternative Investing Show at Olympia to see if we can find any.
		 
		
	 
              
	
		
      		
          			  ETFs 
                  			  
  May 14, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 14, 2015 
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			Part two of our series on constructing an ETF  Portfolio – we look at how to rate ETFs , and consider two income portfolios from the Investors Chronicle
		 
		
	 
             
	
		
      		
    		
				
			In the first post of a series on stock selection, we look at the Compound Income Scores, and how they can be used to construct an Income Portfolio.
		 
		
	 
              
	
		
      		
          			  News 
                  			  
  May 12, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 12, 2015 
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			Weekly Roundup for the UK Private Investor: AIM listings, dividends , bond  yields, P2P investment trusts, demographics & inflation, radical Tory agenda.
		 
		
	 
             
	
		
      		
          			  Reports 
                  			  
  May 8, 2015 
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      Mike Rawson   · Published May 8, 2015 
     · Last modified October 18, 2016   
          		 
    		
				
			We look at a report from the Shareholders Society on Reforming UK Share Ownership to restore full shareholder rights to private investors