by Dan Eatch | Jun 21, 2019 | Investments, Mortgages, Wealth planning
Understanding your personal biases can help you form investment strategies that work for you across good times and when the going gets tougher Traditional finance theory starts from the principle that markets and their investors are perfectly rational. A quick look...
by Dan Eatch | Mar 15, 2019 | Investments, Savings, Wealth planning
Demand from investors has been growing for funds that combine financial returns with a social conscience. Over £16.7 billion is under management in ethical funds, a threefold increase over the past 10 years, according to figures from the Investment Association...
by Dan Eatch | Jan 18, 2019 | Investments, Mortgages, Wealth planning
The US stock market recorded its longest ever Bull Run in August 2018. A new record was set for the Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) index on 22 August 2018, when the market reached the 3,453rd day of a run that started on 9 March 2009. The index has also...
by Dan Eatch | Nov 16, 2018 | Investments, Protection
Despite renewed pressure on fund managers to be more transparent on fees, the jargon can make it hard for investors to understand exactly what they are paying Fund factsheets can contain a mix of different acronyms, but the most important is the OCF – the Ongoing...
by Dan Eatch | Apr 6, 2018 | Investments
Global stock markets were hitting new all-time highs repeatedly in 2017 before encountering some turbulence in 2018. If you were invested in world stock markets last year, you should have enjoyed some healthy returns, although markets have experienced a much bumpier...
