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...
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...
A total of 7 funds from June's Best of the Best Selection make it into July's selection. Below I list this month's selection in full with the 7 funds that regained their...
The saga of Greece possibly defaulting on the money it owes as a result of its bailout and quitting the eurozone has the same feel as a DFS sofa sale, it's never...
Back in February I wrote a piece titled 'Stock markets at all-time highs, where next & should you buy?' In it I used technical analysis to try and predict where markets would head over the following months. It was well received by 80-20 Investor subscribers and the predictions proved pretty accurate and profitable. A number...
A total of 16 funds from May's Best of the Best Selection make it into June's selection. Below I list this month's selection in full with the 16 funds that regained their place in green while the new additions are in black. In fact, the reason I have included the full list...
80-20 Investor's unique algorithm identifies funds with momentum. It is designed to seek out those funds and trends that have a greater chance of continuing in the future. This shortlist of funds is then grouped by its sector categories (such as Japan or UK All Companies) in our Best by Sector section. We then pick the...
The 27th April 2015 could become a significant date in the history of investing. It was around that date that the bond market threw a tantrum and experienced a significant sell-off, the like...
I recently met a group of UK equity fund managers from a number of fund houses including AXA Framlington, Invesco Perpetual, Schroders, Neptune & JO Hambro. The fund managers run over...
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