Oct 21, 2018 | Investing & Saving
This week I completed on the sale of some properties I had invested in, leaving me with a large bank balance and a very good problem to solve. Where shall I invest this money? Normally my strategy is pretty simple: I max out my ISA each year on the Vanguard 80% ACC...
Jan 13, 2018 | Investing & Saving
Bitcoin, the currency of regret. Where you can make money and still feel like a loser. In this post, I delve into my own experiences, do a bunch of research, and ultimately decide if I should invest in Bitcoin. In November I sold half of my one bitcoin at about $6,000...
Sep 29, 2016 | Investing & Saving, Learning
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki is probably the most well known ‘how to be rich’ books ever written. And it’s also one that I have been putting off reading for a long time. I hate the branding – “what the rich teach their kids about...
Jun 26, 2016 | Business Ideas, Investing & Saving
What is going to happen? It’s the middle of the weekend after Britain has just voted to leave the EU and my Facebook feed is full of gnashing of teeth and wailing. A lot of people are scared and worried. Regardless of what our politicians tell us, nobody knows...
Jan 27, 2016 | Investing & Saving
For the first time since I have been seriously investing in the stock market, I am faced with a crash. I first started buying stocks and shares back in 2011 and enjoyed a very comfortable ride for the first few years. Then, just after the end of the tax year, I...
Dec 14, 2015 | Investing & Saving
Meet Curt Degerman. For 40 years he spent his days searching through the bins of a small Swedish town called Skellefteå. Looking for scrap metal and tin cans. After he died of a heart attack aged 60, it was discovered he had left behind a portfolio of stocks and...
