Annuities again – rate of return
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Weekly Roundup, 13th January 2015
We begin the weekly roundup with the FT round table. ContentsFT Round Table – themes for 2015Retail bonds and the search for incomeStudent property fund liquidationTax treatment of buy-to-letEnd of…
Social Trading – an experiment
I’m not an active trader at the moment, and haven’t been for a few years. One of my resolutions for 2015 is to get back into it, but I’m going…
Psych 101 –
Psychology in Investment
Psych 101 (psychology in investment): marshmallows, character, transaction utility, losing your marbles, nudging, transparent wealth
Weekly Roundup, 6th January 2015
We begin our weekly roundup as usual in the FT. ContentsP2P developmentsKeep it simplePension changesHouse price indicesMore forecasts for 2015Rent controls P2P developments Judith Evans reported that Zopa plan to…
Portfolio Review – Year End 2014
7 Circles Annual Portfolio Review – Year End 2014: how did we do against our benchmark?
Benchmark for Annual Portfolio Review
Today is the first day of the new year. This means that I have to start the annual review of my portfolio’s performance. Before I do that, I need to work…
Fifteen things that could happen in 2015
The outlook for 2015 for the UK DIY investor: US, China, Japan, rate rises, deflation, oil, bonds, Grexit, UK election, UK taxes, UK housing, P2P
10 things that happened in 2014
I had planned to write about five nice things and five nasty ones, but it hasn’t been that kind of year. Instead I have chosen three nice things and seven…
Weekly Roundup, 23rd December 2014
We start today’s weekly roundup with more pensions reviews. ContentsIPB pensions reviewFCA review of RDR Firemen’s pensionsGenerous benefitsLow-cost online adviceSanta rally IPB pensions review Josephine Cumbo in the FT reported that…
Weekly Roundup, 15th December 2014
We start today’s weekly roundup with Jonathan Eley’s FT column. ContentsUK savings rateAccounting scandalsUK state pensionBritish Assets TrustNo-Fee ETFPensioner bonds UK savings rate Jonathan was looking at a report from…
Annuities vs Drawdown – FCA Review of Retirement Income
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