Is investing a zero-sum game?
If you win at blackjack in a casino, you take someone else’s money. If you lose, someone else takes your money. There’s no wealth being
How much money is in the world?
Figuring out how much money is in the world is an interesting question. Not one which has any real practical value, but it’s an interesting
Why do stocks go up?
It sounds like a pretty basic question, doesn’t it? We all know that, in the long run, markets rise over time. But answering why stocks
Is investing gambling?
About a dozen or so friends from school and I have a WhatsApp groupchat which has now been running for over 10 years. It started
My 5 favourite books of 2020
Although I managed to avoid catching coronavirus in 2020, I did catch another virus, of sorts. Its symptoms included: Increasing levels of claustrophobia as my
The best Vanguard bond funds for UK investors
Who would’ve thought people were so interested in bonds? Certainly not me. After this post: ‘The best Vanguard index tracker funds for UK investors’, which
What’s the best crash protection for your portfolio?
“What goes up when stocks go down?” is one of the most important questions an investor will have to find the answer to. But the
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,