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Vanguard UK Investing – Is it Right for You? This Vanguard UK review will help you decide whether investing in index funds using Vanguard is appropriate for you – your investment goals, timescale, and preferences. Vanguard UK Investing allows you to build a nest egg using index funds, managed funds,…
Ever felt like knowing how to invest money is part of a secret club you can’t crack? You know, that mysterious world where everyone seems to have it figured out, while you’re left scratching your head? If you’ve ever thought, “Gosh, I’d love to invest, but it’s so confusing……
Our Nutmeg review is informed by research and experience – I have invested in a Nutmeg ISA for a decade. Nutmeg or any third party did not influence my opinions. Please read the review, including my take on the Nutmeg portfolios, investment styles, and the analysis of Nutmeg performance,…
It is a sad fact that women invest less often and less – a recent poll found that 70% of women reported they have no investments. Couple that with us living longer and we have a serious problem. Many sisters will live in poverty when older and that is a…
In this post I share a simple idea to help you look at your net worth (your estate) and make decisions about improving it. The ‘net worth pyramid’ uses two characteristics of wealth – risk and liquidity – to bring some order into the uncertain territory of assets, investments, possessions…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by my good friend Lesley Negus who lives with her husband in a friendly little market town in East Sussex. She gardens sporadically, cooks constantly, reads everything, runs sometimes, and continues to run her business. Having started life dirt poor, she now…
This is the second instalment of The Money Principle focus on money – today, I made an inventory of our investments and savings. This year has been a health, emotional, and investing rollercoaster, and my inventory is a testament to that. Still, our investments and savings’ total value is…
What would you say if I told you that there is a money hack that can help you increase your income tenfold and more? You’d probably say that I’m either a charlatan belonging to the Tower of London or a raving lunatic with a special place reserved in Bedlam….
Deciding to become semi-retired is not a trivial matter. Ask yourself the following questions: How much money do I need to live comfortably? How much money do I need to retire fully? How is becoming semi-retired going to affect my pension? What will give meaning to my life in semi-retirement?…
This guest post by Simon from Financial Expert introduces the investing platform Property Partner. It explains how alternative investments in property can reduce the risk of an investment portfolio, and how technology has simplified this process. Introducing Property Partner Property Partner is a type of a ‘crowd-funding platform’. This is…
Here are the five ways to make your money work for you: Invest in the stock market and other financial instruments (e.g. equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs) Invest in luxury goods (e.g. art, sports cars, whisky and wine, precious stones) Invest directly in business (buy into a local business) Invest…
Innovative Finance ISA allows you to use some of, or all, your ISA tax-free allowance to invest with a variety of lending platforms. In the same tax year, ending on 5 April, you can invest in one Cash ISA, one Stocks, and Shares ISA and one IFISA. IFISA, on the…