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Jul 194 min read

Should You Invest in the Stock Market or Buy to Let Property

Return on Investment In terms of Total Return on Investment over the long term (capital gains + income), investing has provided higher...

Jun 283 min read

How to Retire a Millionaire for Just £1.25 a Day!

Retire a Millionaire? It sounds like an impossible dream but it’s simpler than you think! You don't need a six-figure salary to crack...

May 305 min read

Is the Stock Market About to Crash

Is the stock market headed for a crash? Let's look into the facts to understand the likelihood, and what it means for your investment...

Feb 15 min read

STOCK MARKET CRASH! Behind the Headlines and Why Bad News Sells

Why Bad News Sells In the age of social media and 24/7 news cycles, media outlets compete fiercely for our attention. Sensationalist...

Jan 164 min read

Investing Review 2023: Stock Market Up 54 Percent!

2022 Was Bad! 2022 was one of the worst years in the last 100 for financial markets: • It was the worst year ever for the Barclays...

Dec 14, 20236 min read

Why Has My Low Risk Bond Fund Lost Money

Most investors have bonds in their portfolio to protect against stock market falls, but when stock markets fell last year, bonds fell...

Sep 21, 20234 min read

Should I Open a 5% Savings Account or Invest?

Cash is King With savings accounts now offering 5% interest rates, why would anyone consider investing in stocks? Cash offers stability...

Jul 11, 20234 min read

Investing Success: why index funds outperform managed funds

Index funds v managed funds Investment funds are generally actively managed or passive index trackers. In the former, a fund manager...

Jun 14, 20234 min read

How to invest in a stock market crash

If you are invested in the stock market today, you will have had a rough ride, even investing in the stock market through low-cost...

May 5, 20235 min read

Investing should be boring: The Magnificent Seven Rules

Investing should be boring I love the one or two fund portfolio, a balance of global equity and bonds; simple, diversified, low-cost....

Apr 21, 20237 min read

How to choose a workplace pension fund

Optimising a pension and knowing which fund to choose can feel like alchemy, so most people don’t bother. But, the difference could be...

Jan 12, 20236 min read

Investing review 2022: FTSE 100 and other indexes

Investors are glad to see the back of 2022. War, supply shortages, inflation at its highest level for 40 years, interest rates rising...

Dec 29, 20223 min read

The path to riches: The fable of the magic box

It was Christmas day in the Forde home and the family were sitting at the dining table eating a glorious Christmas dinner. Turkey, ham,...

Nov 9, 20225 min read

Should I start investing now or wait?

In the last post should I sell my stocks? we looked at whether you should get out of stocks and bonds now – if you already have a...

Oct 27, 20226 min read

Should I Sell My Stocks?

The one-word answer is……No, but let’s have a look at what’s been happening and why you shouldn’t sell now... Investing Returns YTD...

Aug 10, 20225 min read

Asset Allocation & Portfolio Diversification

Asset Allocation & Portfolio Diversification Asset allocation involves dividing an investment portfolio among different assets such as...

Jul 31, 20224 min read

What is a Buy and Hold Strategy?

A Buy and Hold Strategy is a passive investing strategy for long-term investing with minimal trading in the market. Buy and hold assets...

Jun 28, 20225 min read

What is the Best Stock to Bond Ratio?

What is the Best Stock to Bond Ratio? Answer – There isn’t one. It depends on your ability to withstand risk and volatility! Risk and...

Jun 16, 20224 min read

Vanguard Ready Made Funds

What are Vanguard ready made funds? In the post KISS Investing we were introduced to Vanguard Target Date Retirement funds and Vanguard...

Apr 19, 20224 min read

K I S S Investing

KISS Investing KISS Investing: The best investment portfolio is...the one you can stick with for the long term. Buy & hold. Keep it...

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