Size matters: how small is too small?
In my free time, I like to kick back and relax by reading books with titles like ‘All about Asset Allocation’ and ‘The Intelligent Asset
Should you invest in corporate bonds?
When I began my investing career, I was pretty ambivalent towards the use of corporate bonds in portfolios. They seemed like the investing equivalent of
Average UK savings by age
This post explores the average UK savings by age groups. It also looks at the average amounts in UK pension accounts, and the average UK
Should you use duration matching?
We’ve made it! This is the final post in the series on duration matching. Before we conclude, let me explain what we’ve seen so far.
Against duration matching
This is the fourth post in a series on duration matching. The first post covered an introduction to duration, what duration matching is, and why
Duration matching in practice
This is the third post in a series on duration matching. The first post covered an introduction to duration, what duration matching is, and why
Why you should own long-term bonds
This is the second post in a series on duration matching. The first post covered an introduction to duration, what duration matching is, and why
Duration matching: an introduction
Much of what I remember from my investment exams is now occluded by the mists of time. Just like all other exams, you remember the
Average pension pots [UK]
Every now and then it’s interesting to see where the UK’s at with its finances. So I thought I’d use this week’s post to see
Return expectations: 2022 edition
How much can you expect to make on your investments over the next 10 years? Just like last year’s edition, this post aims to answer
Should you own inflation-linked bonds?
We’ve finally made it. I hope you’ve enjoyed the series so far. Now comes the tricky part of wrapping together what’s been a series of
Why you shouldn’t own inflation-linked bonds
This is the third part in a 4-part series on inflation-linked bonds. We saw in the first post of the series, which went through an
Why you should own inflation-linked bonds
This is the second part in a 4-part series on inflation-linked bonds. We saw in the last post, which went through an introduction to inflation-linked
All about inflation-linked bonds
Welcome to the first post of 2022! I hope you had a COVID-free Christmas and New Year. Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of the lucky ones,
Have bonds ever failed?
We’re in a weird period for bonds right now. Interest rates are at all-time lows, bond yields are at all-time lows, and it’s looking more