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How to select risk and returns
What is investment risk? Typically, when you are investing your hard-earned money, the idea is to ensure it...
What are the key considerations when constructing a portfolio?
Have you ever been out with others who are talking about their investment portfolios and thought how do...
Part 3 of 3 – Do You Need a GREAT Financial Adviser?
After reading my recent blogs "What makes a GREAT financial adviser?" and "The benefits of working with a...
Three ways you can ‘own’ and “benefit” from volatility
Do you want to reduce volatility? You're not alone. Volatility management is a common goal among investors. The...
The power of dollar cost averaging
Buy low, sell high. That is the key to investment success, isn't it? The only problem with that...
Why do financial advisers always tell you to invest?
“Buy a stock the way you would buy a house. Understand and like it such that you’d be...
Why the banks are guaranteed to lose us money
Where do you put your money? If you are like many people, you believe the safest, easiest option...
Part 2 of 3 – The benefits of working with a great financial adviser
Continuing in the theme of my latest blog ''What to look for in a great financial adviser'. I...
Part 1 of 3 – What makes a great financial adviser?
Further to my recent blog "Money causes stress?... Why?" I highlighted the importance of having the advice and...
Money causes stress… do you know why?
Money causes stress. It's a fact of life. I believe money issues are the number one worry of...
What is behavioural finance?
Following on from my recent blog "Habits of Successful Investors", I believe that Behavioural finance is the study...
Habits of successful investors
Luck may be on your side if the biotech shares you just purchased double in price because the...
The only thing standing between you and panic is sound financial health
Do you know the implications of not having financial health? Do you know how to become financially stable? ...
Important retirement factors to consider when preparing for retirement
There are plenty of retirement factors that most people simply seem to ignore. There are plenty of reasons...
Expat life in Dubai: Financial Concerns, Part 1
What are expats in the UAE most concerned about when it comes to their finances? We really wanted...
Are you paying your financial adviser too much?
When it comes to seeking financial advice, investing in a financial adviser should be exactly that – a...
What to do when you lose your job
Would you be ready if you became unemployed tomorrow? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself "What would...
Why so many want to retire abroad
If you have read my blog “Why people spend on annual holidays rather than save for their retirement"...
Investing for the future with Dollar Cost Averaging
There’s a lot been said in the media recently about the investment concept of Dollar-Cost Averaging. One of...
Pound Cost Ravaging – the beast that can destroy your pension pot
Perhaps one of the most hazardous complexities of new flexibilities, allowing individuals to manage their own income in...
Why retiring early means NOT booking that holiday
Why retiring early means NOT booking that holiday... unless you're already saving for retirement as well! Saving money...
5 reasons why having a financial adviser is important
In the age of information, the answer to nearly any question is available at your fingertips. Want to...
Big tax changes coming to South Africans
The South African Revenue Services (SARS) are modernizing its systems and process, and this could potentially have a...
58% of expats concerned about having to leave suddenly
What are expats in the UAE most concerned about when it comes to their finances and life? We...
Living the expat dream
The expat dream remains very much alive and real amongst Brits, with a series of independent polls and...
