Under The Money Tree

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  • Overpay the Mortgage or Invest?

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    To pay off the mortgage or to invest? That is the question. It’s an often debated question in the world of financial independence and one thats been done to death in blogsphere several times over. In this article I won’t go in depth into all of the pros and cons of each side of the argument…

  • Insider Trading – Hot Tips To Make Your Rich

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    I’ve been working in Finance for about 15 years. As a result I’m often asked by friends or family members for advice or tips about where they should put their money. I thought what better way to help our readers than to share some of this insider knowledge so we can all get richer together!…

  • Passive Investing: Its Getting Under My Skin

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    As I sat on the train this morning watching the rain hammering against the window I suddenly became aware that I was no longer worrying about the electrical fault (and subsequent delay) that the conductor just announced. Instead my mind had wandered onto the downpour outside and the possibility of it causing a leak at…

  • Don’t overpay for dividends

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    With stock markets at or near all time “highs” it is worth  reminding yourself about the importance of price and value of proposed investments. I think it was a certain Mr Buffet that once said… “Price is what you pay, value is what you get“ Whether you believe the markets are currently due a fall or…

  • FTSE 100: Pass the Tissues, I’ve Got a Nose Bleed

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    With all the talk in the media of deficits, lack of growth, negative rates and deflation you’d be forgiven for thinking that the stock market ought to be in the doldrums. But what’s this flashing up on my screen… The FTSE just hit a new record high, breaking the 7,000 mark for the first time ever.…

  • A Tale of Divergent Investment Strategies

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    I had dinner last week with a good friend of mine and one I’ve shared a fair few investments with over the years. Back in the heady days of the dot.com boom we were happily sharing ‘hot tips’ and were often found pooling our meagre student resources to take a punt invest in some random…

  • Investing: There be Dragons

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    As I mentioned recently, we rarely watch television in the Money Tree household. When we do, it is more often than not a pre-recorded series via our freeview pvr box. There’s a small number of programs we watch from time to time one of which is Dragons Den. While Dragons Den is first and foremost an entertainment…

  • Benchmark Your NISA Income

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    Being relatively young (mid thirties) means that NISAs (ISAs) are the savings/investment vehicle of choice for me when it comes to the stock market. While there are generous tax breaks on offer when you put money into a pension I currently prefer NISAs for the following two reasons: Any future income or capital gains generated…

  • Remove the Emotion from Your Investing

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    The older (and wiser1) I get the more I find myself becoming less emotional about my investments. It’s been well proven in many studies that us humans are flawed when it comes to investing. Our psycological reaction to losing £1,000 is much great than the thrill of making the same amount. Of course there is…

  • 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…