My £50,000 portfolio has now been running for 5 months. In that time I've navigated a Chinese bear market, the Greek debt crisis, a General Election in the UK as...
80-20 Investor officially launched to DIY investors in January 2015. Since then 80-20 Investor has gone from strength to strength in terms of members and also in performance and the value...
A total of 11 funds from July make it into August's selection, which is just less than half of them. Below I list this month's selection in full with the 11 funds that...
Fund charges are a huge point of contention in the world of investing. Let's imagine that there are two funds, Fund A and Fund B. Now let's say that they...
What should you do when the market has a bad day? It's the million dollar question. Should you sell at the first sign of trouble? When do you buy back...
The price of gold has recently been in free-fall plummeting to a five year low (see chart below of performance for the year to date). Those trying to rationalise the rout are citing a rising dollar (gold is denominated in dollars so a strong dollar makes it expensive to buy),...
What should you do when the market has a bad day? It's the million dollar question. Should you sell at the first sign of trouble? When do you buy back...
Where should you invest if Greece exit the Euro? The IMF, the ECB and the EU first bailed out Greece in 2010 and Greece has been having to repay the debt ever...
It's been a fascinating month in the markets. June was an awful month for DIY investors and fund managers alike. Incredibly 96% of funds LOST money and those few that...