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Guest Post – The Risks & Rewards Of Forex Investment

Guest Post – The Risks & Rewards Of Forex Investment

Recently there seems to have been a bit of an explosion of Forex investment related posts around a few personal finance blogs. Indeed I get contacted regularly by various guest posters looking to publish articles on Forex investing. As with all guest posts on here, I want them to be unique, interesting and most importantly: Promoting the good financial habits I believe in. So, instead of the normal investment promotion post I was happy to receive this one which highlights…

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The opportunity costs of Sharesave

The opportunity costs of Sharesave

I’ve been at my new job for almost a year now which makes me eligible to join the company’s Sharesave scheme. At my previous company I signed up immediately and began pumping the maximum contribution amount (£250) in each month blindly following the ‘one-way bet’ mentality of most towards Sharesave right up until the share price crashed and the company was de-listed from the market. Granted; I got my 3 years worth of contributions back as a lump sum however…

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Guest post – My Secure Route to Early Retirement

Guest post – My Secure Route to Early Retirement

I was recently contacted to see if I’d be willing to host a guest post. Normally I decline offers of posts which are quite US focused, however I thought this one might be of interest to people on both sides of the pond as it focuses on investment in precious metals. I’ll admit; this isnt an area I’m particularly familiar with and I don’t currently hold any investment in physical assets.. however I appreciate that it is widely held by…

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Retirement investments you may not have thought of

Retirement investments you may not have thought of

Following on from being asked to feature in my first ever article last month on key actions required to retire early, I asked Ryan to contribute towards an article here and he provided one looking at some of the alternative investment options you might consider for retirement. Obviously everyone should do their own research and if in doubt; speak with an independent financial advisor, however it is interesting to hear about some of the other possibilities beyond the typical shares/bonds/BTL….

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When is the best time to start saving for retirement?

When is the best time to start saving for retirement?

One of the most common questions I see asked online through out many financial based forums is at what age and how much someone should start saving for their retirement. Typically such threads will attract a wide range of responses which go from the prudent “half your age as a percentage” rule right up to the inevitable “don’t bother because the government will steal it all away” type responses. Although I especially enjoy reading many of the conspiracy theories around…

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The 4 Foundations of Retirement

The 4 Foundations of Retirement

I was initially going to title this article “The 4 Segments of Retirement” as the maths behind it is more easily demonstrated in pie charts.. however while thinking about it further it becomes obvious that each of these 4 areas are indeed the foundations on which your retirement is built and supported. For many people retirement is a distant thing which slowly and predictably edges closer while being built up automatically through small pension deductions and government support. However those…

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Binary Options Trading: Is It Worth The Risk?

Binary Options Trading: Is It Worth The Risk?

While a self proclaimed expert in living frugally and saving money..I make no claims to be an investment guru. Currently most of my investments are passivly invested in the Vanguard Lifestrategy 80 Acc ‘fund of funds’ however there are many other alternatives avaliable. I’ve asked a friend of mine to contribute a few articals focused on more indepth alternative investment analysis. Enjoy:  Binary Options Trading: Is It Worth The Risk?   These days almost everyone has a desire to get…

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