InvestingStrategies

Derivatives Explained Simply

July 23, 2024
In the span of years following the financial crisis that blew up economies worldwide in 2008, you couldn’t turn on the TV or look at a newspaper without encountering this seemingly new, misunderstood, and ‘apparently’ fundamentally evil concept: financial derivatives. Indeed, if you were paying attention in those dark days when the worst economic meltdown since the Great…
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InvestingStrategies

How Does Inflation Work?

July 17, 2024
Most people know that economic inflation has at least something to do with the rising costs of goods and services within an economy. But what causes inflation? And how does it work? In this article, we’ll provide a crash course on inflation. It’s not exactly…
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What Does Warren Buffett Look For In A Company?

July 17, 2024
What Does Warren Buffett’s Investment Strategy Look Like? A student and employee of Benjamin Graham, Buffett is the brain-child of the original value investor. But what exactly is value investing? The simple answer is value investors look for shares or companies that…
InvestingProperty

11 Overlooked Expenses When Buying A Home (UK)

July 16, 2024
When purchasing a home, you expect to spend some money on the process. But are you really prepared for all of the additional expenses that might come with purchasing a home? In this article, we cover 11 expenses you need to factor in when buying a house in the UK. Also consider checking out our post on the average rental yields in the UK. Let’s dive in. 11 Expenses To Factor In…
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InvestingStrategies

Value Investing VS. Growth Investing

July 16, 2024
For hundreds of years, companies have been issuing stocks and bonds, while investors looking to make their money work for them have been buying these securities. Today, trillions of dollars are circulating through stock markets around the world, as people continue to…
InvestingStrategies

Deep Value Investing: Explained

July 16, 2024
A Brief History Of Deep Value Investing Deep value investing was first introduced by Benjamin Graham, the British economist who authored Security Analysis and The Intelligent Investor, and was a teacher and employer of one of the wealthiest and most famed investors in…
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Putting Robo Advisers To The Test (Robo Investing Explained)

July 16, 2024
The Decade Of The Robot It would not be inaccurate to call the next upcoming 10 years the “decade of the robot”. Robots and AI software have changed the landscape in virtually every industry from science to advertising. They allow simple, repetitive tasks to be automated and more complex AIs can make lightning-quick decisions and see patterns that humans can miss. One area where…
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9 Alternative Investment Opportunities You're Overlooking (UK)

July 16, 2024
When it comes to investing, most people probably think of the basics: shares, bonds, ETFs, and the like. But there are a lot of different asset classes and investment opportunities in the UK, not all of them very common. Alternative investment opportunities can be a good idea becausethey provide exposure to sectors you normally would not be exposed to. Alternative investments can…
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