Random Thoughts
Here you’ll find all the posts which don’t fit into any other category.
NB: If there’s an article title with no link, it means it’s an idea for a future post.
- The best investing blogs
- The best investing books for beginners
- My 5 favourite books of 2020
- Average pension pots [UK]
- Average UK savings by age
- How much money is in the world?
- Why do we buy expensive investments?
- Average UK salary by age
- Investor behaviour – behavioural biases and the behaviour gap
- Avoiding the news
- How does an ETF work?
- Tax efficient investing
- Understanding investment performance
- How do I choose a good passive equity fund?
- How do I choose a good passive bond fund?
- Index funds vs ETFs
- Individual bonds vs bond funds
- A diversifier or a hedge? Understanding bond funds
- Should I invest in the market or a BTL property?
- Should I rent or buy?
- Interest rate effects on stocks/bonds
- Do I need a financial adviser?
- Investing tips
- Sequence of returns risk
- Your returns depend on when you’re born – as do your perceptions of risk. Focus on what you can control.
- The uselessness of peer group benchmarks
- Why there will always be bubbles and crashes
- Avoiding fads/The danger of speculation – how losses are disproportionately bad
- ESG
- Investment consultants