Money Masterclass
The MoneyWeek Masterclass will boost your financial knowledge, helping you to save more and spend smarter. Jargon-free explainers and advice from the expert money team at MoneyWeek.
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To embarrassed to ask: what are voting rights?
Videos When you buy shares in a company, they entitle you to a proportion of the profits via dividends. As well as that they usually – but not always – come with some other rights, including voting rights – the right to have a say in the running of the company.
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I wish I knew what a 60/40 portfolio was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos If you’ve ever spoken to a financial adviser or read an investment magazine, you may have heard the term “60/40 portfolio”. But what exactly is a 60/40 portfolio?
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is the CAPE ratio?
Videos Investors often use the price/earnings ratio to judge a stocks value. But that can be a flawed metric. Which is where the cyclically-adjusted price/earnings ratio – or Cape, for short – comes in.
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is short selling?
Videos Short sellers are often accused of unfairly driving share prices down to make a quick buck. But short selling is a perfectly legitimate – if risky – tactic. Here’s what short selling involves.
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Too embarrassed to ask: what is book value?
Videos A popular way to value a company is to use the price/book ratio, which compares a company’s share price with its book value. But what is book value?
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I wish I knew what negative interest rates were, but I’m too embarrassed to ask
Videos There’s been a lot of talk from the Bank of England recently about introducing “negative interest rates”. So what on earth are they, and what would they mean for your money?
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What is liquidity?
Videos Liquidity is a concept that has made a lot of financial headlines in recent years. But what is liquidity, and why is it so important?
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What Julius Caesar teaches you about behavioural finance
Tutorials Matthew Partridge explores what lessons investors can learn from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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What Guys and Dolls can teach us about investment
Tutorials Matthew Partridge explains how the musical Guys and Dolls illustrates how there are no “sure things” in investing.
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