Stop Losses
Do Stop Losses really work? We look at the evidence and come up with some rules for using them.
7 Circles - your heavenly path through investment hell
Social Trading and Black Swans
The perils of Social Trading, including survivorship bias and Black Swans – lessons from the FX meltdown after the removal of the Swiss Franc Euro peg.
SmallCap Growth Portfolio 2
SmallCap Growth Portfolio – we choose 15 AIM stocks from our lengthy watchlist to put in our 2014/15 ISA.
Weekly Roundup, 10th March 2015
Weekly Roundup for the UK Private Investor: tax avoidance, VCTs, pensions, P2P, crowdfunding, farmland, trading rules, Apple and property taxes
Tax Avoidance
Today’s post is about Tax avoidance. ContentsIn the newsPublic opinionRecent scandalsThe moral caseThe opportunitiesWhat’s in a name?Conclusions In the news Tax avoidance scandals have been in the news a lot…
The Banker and the Fisherman
Today’s post is about the parable of the banker and the fisherman. ContentsThe banker and the fishermanThe moralWhich are you?How people reactLife’s too complicatedThe SpectrumWhat would I do with my time?ConclusionsSources…
Weekly Roundup, 4th March 2015
We begin today’s weekly roundup as usual in the FT. ContentsFTSE-100 all-time highCommon sense on annuitiesProperty crowdfundingLabour’s pension plansP2P ISA limitsRedwood ETF portfolioRenewablesAccounting for intangiblesPensioner benefits FTSE-100 all-time high In…
Piggyback Portfolio 7 – Share Sleuth
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Are Pensions Finished?
Today’s post is about a paper from Michael Johnston of the Centre for Policy Studies. The paper calls for additional protections for savers in the light of the upcoming pension…
London Forex Show – 20th February 2015 (2)
Today’s post is the second part of my review of the presentations in the main conference room at last week’s London Forex show at Olympia. ContentsThe presentationsThe Lazy TraderKevin AshbyDavid Paul…
Weekly Roundup, 26th February 2015
We begin this week’s roundup in the FT, with John Authers. ContentsActive fund managementCrowdfundingHargreaves drawdown costsThe Apple carAlternative propertyNegative interest ratesFTSE all-time high Active fund management John’s column was about…
Pensions Commission – Consensus Revisited
Today’s post looks at a report issued this week which calls for a Pension Commission to be established. ContentsThe ReportThe case for the prosecutionThe economicsThe demographicsThe Proposed CommissionIssues to considerTimescalesConclusions…
