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Are corporate bonds a good bet?
Corporate bonds pay a slightly higher yield than governments, but spreads aren’t generous by past standards.
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Get back in balance with equal-weighted indices
Equal-weighted indices are one way to dilute the influence of mega-cap tech stocks in the US market.
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What is Vix – the fear index?
What is Vix? We explain how the fear index could guide your investment decisions.
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Active investing vs passive investing: What are the differences?
Advice Is active investing the best way to grow your money or should you switch to passive investing? We explain the differences between these two styles.
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Flat fees vs percentage fees - are you paying too much for your investments?
Analysis We investigate whether it’s better to choose an investment platform with flat fees, or whether percentage charges could work out cheaper.
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Time to tuck in to McDonald’s
McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain, is a highly profitable business with plenty of room to grow.
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Which is best – buy-to-let or shares?
News Buy-to-let property used to be a great investment, but it’s no longer a sure-fire way to make money.
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The ten highest dividend yields on Aim
Tips Rupert Hargreaves picks the highest-paying dividend stocks on Aim, London’s junior market for small and medium-sized growth companies.
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What is a robo-adviser and which is the best one for me?
Features If you don’t want to take a DIY approach to investing, “robo-advisers” – automated online investment platforms or digital wealth managers – can take a lot of the effort out of creating and managing a portfolio much more cheaply than going to a financial adviser. Marc Shoffman looks at what’s available.
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