I'm fundamentally opposed to buying and holding funds for the long term as you can make more money by regularly reviewing them. However, I understand that there are times when...
Commentary April was a good month for UK investors as a surprise slump in the value of the pound boosted UK equity returns and amplified those of overseas assets. Riskier...
80-20 Investor was designed to provide subscribers with research to empower them to make better investment decisions. The service is not prescriptive and a key aim when I originally conceived...
In this month' Chatterbox I was asked the following question: Hi Damien Do you think that carefully selected absolute return funds can be a bond substitute/diversifier and risk reducer in...
Commentary If February 2018 was the month when volatility finally returned to equity markets then March 2018 was when it started to hurt investors. In February the sell-off was followed...
Long-term 80-20 Investor members may recall my previous quest for the Perfect ISA portfolio. Three years ago I carried out a piece of research with the aim of trying to work out...
When a fund house launches a new fund it needs to attract as much money as possible from investors in order to make it successful and profitable. One way to do this is to strike a deal with a leading fund platform which results in your fund being promoted favourably...
Commentary February 2018 will be remembered as the month when volatility finally returned to equity markets, as discussed in this month's newsletter. Despite this, the BOTB and my £50k portfolio...
Commentary January was a strong month for the BOTB as a whole with the average return of 1.26% in a month that started strongly but began to be buffeted by...
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