Average savings (UK) by age
This brief post explores the average amounts in savings for UK households by age groups. It also looks at the average amounts in UK pension
Should you invest in gold as a UK investor?
As a UK investor myself, I struggle to find useful analysis aimed at sterling investors at the best of times. Almost all of it is
Is dividend investing a good strategy?
A few years ago, one of my friends asked me to meet with his father to discuss his portfolio. He’d been managing his own portfolio
The best Vanguard index tracker funds for UK investors
If you’re an investor based in the UK, you’ve probably heard of Vanguard. They’re a hugely popular fund manager, and offer a slew of attractively
A summary: Is passive investing causing a bubble?
To those who have made it to the conclusion of this series, I salute you. We’ve covered a lot of ground in the last eight
Why passive investing is increasing market efficiency
This is the eighth part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the previous part,
Where are all the outperforming active managers?
This is the seventh part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the previous part,
Are large stocks getting larger?
This is the sixth part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the previous part,
Is passive investing making the market more concentrated?
This is the fifth part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the previous part,
Passive investing and market crashes
This is the fourth part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the previous part,
Is passive investing setting prices?
This is the third part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the previous part,
The market share of passive investing
This is the second part in a series examining the evidence behind the claim that passive investing is causing a bubble. For the first part,
Is passive investing causing a bubble?
Is passive investing really worse than Marxism? Is it creating a ‘frightening risk for markets’? Or are the concerns around passive investing nothing more than
The best investing blogs
Following on from my last article on ‘The best investing books for beginners’, which proved to be a popular post, I’ve compiled a list of
Smooth is what we aim for
Let’s say I offer you a simple gamble. You take £100 of your own money, then toss a coin. If it’s heads, you win 40%,