Latest articles by Cris Sholto Heaton
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The best software for keeping an eye on your investments
Tutorials If you have a complicated portfolio, these software packages could help you keep track and monitor your performance.
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Is the 60/40 rule dead?
Tutorials For decades, the standard advice for building a portfolio has been to keep 60% of your money in shares and 40% in bonds. But does it make sense to invest in bonds when the balance between return and risk seems so poor?
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Trade stocks free of charge
Tutorials A handful of stockbrokers are ditching trading fees. Cris Sholto Heaton looks at what that means for investors, and why you should be careful.
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Investing lessons: what we’ve learned in our 15 years
Features There have been plenty of investment lessons for investors over the last 15 years. Cris Sholto Heaton looks at some of the most important.
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The online trading revolution continues
Tutorials For most of us, the internet is now the standard way to invest. Cris Sholto Heaton looks at the best ways to use it.
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Online data: Your own private Bloomberg terminal
Tutorials Cris Sholto Heaton looks at the tools that can help us use the huge amount of information on the internet to make better investment decisions.
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Why not go 'bonkers' with your portfolio?
Features Punting all your money on the best-performing fund every six months is a bonkers strategy. But is there any merit to it? Cris Sholto Heaton investigates.
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Who wins from takeover battles?
Features Takeover battles, such as between AB InBev and SABMiller, are soon over, says Cris Sholto Heaton. Finding out which shareholders are the winners takes much longer.
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Would you hand your cash to a robot to invest?
Features Are automated advisors about to overrun the financial services industry? The world's biggest wealth manager is taking no chances. Cris Sholto Heaton investigates.
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Market timing: why you should stick to your guns
Tutorials Trying to time the market is a mug's game, says Cris Sholto Heaton. When it comes to investing, you're much better off sticking to the plan.
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Are we in a bear market?
Features Are the recent stockmarket falls part of something much bigger? Cris Sholto Heaton explains why predicting bear markets is a difficult science to conquer.
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Should we worry about the Vix 'fear gauge'?
Features The Vix volatility index – the so-called 'fear gauge' – shot up in August. But, says Cris Sholto Heaton, it might not be as useful as many people think.
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Are we facing another Asian crisis?
Features Recent sharp falls in emerging-market currencies have drawn parallels with the 1997 Asian crisis. Are we facing a similar situation? Cris Sholto Heaton investigates.
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Is your business banking too expensive?
Features Business banking costs can quickly rack up, just when entrepreneurs should be keeping their costs down. Cris Sholto Heaton takes a look at the alternatives.
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The PEG ratio: this valuation shortcut doesn’t work
Features The PEG ratio is one tool used by investors to see whether a stock is good value. But does it actually work? Cris Sholto Heaton investigates.
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Just how dear are stocks really?
Tutorials Almost everybody agrees stocks are expensive, says Cris Sholto Heaton. But understanding what this means for future returns isn't so easy.
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The big dividend tax shake-up
Features The recent Budget included several radical changes to our tax system – and one of the biggest was the treatment of dividends. Cris Sholto Heaton explains.
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Should you buy 'linkers' – inflation-linked bonds?
Tutorials Cris Sholto Heaton looks at how inflation-linked bonds (often referred to as linkers) work, and whether they're worth buying.
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The case for active funds, and how to spot a good one
Features Investors are often charged extortionate fees by active funds that fail. Cris Sholto Heaton explains how to spot good active funds.
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Three ways to avoid the great foreign exchange rip-off
Tips Foreign exchange is often a complete rip-off. Cris Sholto Heaton reveals where to look to get a better deal on your holiday money.
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ETFs are great investments for the long term too
Tutorials Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity with investors. Cris Sholto Heaton explains the differences between ETFs, and why you might choose to use them.
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How to keep investing simple
Tutorials The financial services industry wants you to believe investing is complicated, says Cris Sholto Heaton. But for those who know how, the reality is very different.
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A nasty surprise lurks in government bonds
Features Cris Sholto Heaton explains what will happen in the bond markets once central banks begin to raise interest rates.
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Two colourful but risky corporate bonds
Features Brewer Innis & Gunn and rugby club Wasps are looking to raise money directly from investors. Should you take up their offers? Cris Sholto Heaton investigates.
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