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I first wrote about the "sell in may" phenomenon in 2016  in my article "Should you sell in May and go away". The adage states that you "Sell in May...

Commentary Of the 30 funds in June's BOTB, 19 funds have retained their place in July's selection. This follows on from the previous month when 21 funds retained their place....

If you've been reading my weekly and monthly newsletters you will be aware that recession fears have risen sharply in the last month. Investment markets have reacted accordingly, with bond...

I'm opposed to buying and holding actively managed funds for the long-term as you are more likely to make more money by regularly reviewing them. However, I understand that there...

Commentary Of the 30 funds in May's BOTB, 21 funds have retained their place in June's selection. This follows on from the previous month when 24 funds retained their place....

One of the key investing trends of 2022 has been the bond market's collapse as inflation fears have risen. When inflation fears increase then the likelihood that central banks raise...

It's been almost a year since I last reviewed the performance of the alternative risk versions of my £50k portfolio. A number of 80-20 Investor members recently asked whether I...

Commentary Of the 30 funds in April's BOTB, 24 funds have retained their place in May’s selection. This is possibly the largest number of funds to retain their place from...

The traditional portfolio asset allocation model is broadly one that invests in bonds and equities and the more equity exposure the portfolio has the greater the portfolio's investment risk. Traditionally...