Under The Money Tree

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  • Winning The Work Game

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    I was interested to read that Asset Manager GLG Partners recently hired GB Cyclings Shane Sutton in an attempt to maximise the benefits they get from their fund managers and staff. I’m sure you’re aware but Shane Sutton has been a key part of British Cycling’s hugely successful team that  revolutionised the British Cycling team. Their…

  • The Healthy Low Cost Eating Rules

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    A healthy body equals a healthy mind. Thanks to my addictive personality, in order to function well, stay motivated at the top of my game I like to stay healthy. There are three main areas of life that I like to continuously work to improve: Nutrition Exercise Personal Finances In this post I’ll focus on nutrition, in…

  • Passively Active Investing Strategy

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    After reading Monevator’s recent article about committing to a long term investment strategy it got me thinking about my own journey through investing my strategies past and present. In particular I’ve been devoting some time to think about where I sit on the passive v active investment see saw. When looking at the equity investments in…

  • I’m An Addict

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    My name is UTMT and I’m an addict. Well at least I think I am. I’ve self diagnosed myself as having an addictive personality. But what exactly does this mean, particularly with respect to my finances? Well here is what wikipedia says about addictive personalties: An addictive personality refers to a particular set of personality…

  • 5 Buy To Let Mistakes to Avoid

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    Treat it right, follow the buy to let rules,  run a conservative strategy and owning a but to let rental property can be a relatively hassle free, low risk and profitable investment. I’ve been a property landlord for about 11 years now so I’d like to think I’m speaking from experience on the subject. As…

  • Rollin Rollin Rollin

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    Last week1 the Money Tree household has been carless. After driving to the start/finish point for our Sunday morning walk we both noticed a distinct burning smell once we got out of the car. Doing my best to ignore the problem we were sitting on the tail gate putting on our walking boots when I noticed some…

  • Traders: (Losing) Millions by the Minute

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    Yesterday I watched “Traders: Millions by the Minute” which is currently available on BBC iPlayer. This is a two part series that explores the world of financial trading. If you’re at all interested in investing this really is well worth a watch. Don’t expect too much insight in to how to make your millions. It’s…

  • Tesco Palaver

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    Shareholders in Tesco have had a miserable year…. The latest news that it overstated it’s results in the last 6 monthly statements by £250m, it has asked four senior directors to ‘step aside’ seems like the final kick in the nuts that follows the recent slashing of the dividends paid out to shareholders. My first…

  • Alternative Ways to Measure Investment Success

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    Just as there are (allegedly) many ways to skin a cat, there are also many ways to measure your investment success. Of course we can focus on the usual metrics like portfolio value, annualised growth, ROI, IRR, trailing 1yr yield,  however sometimes there are other less obvious milestones that we pass on our investment journeys…

  • Why I Don’t Sell Shares

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    I’ve just been playing around with the spreadsheet that I use to track my equity/fund portfolio. As usual I’ve been tinkering with the sheet, increasing the automation and improving the metrics and formatting as I often do when I’m bored! While taking a closer look at some of my positions and more specifically the trades…