Investing

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Are you ready for the upcoming financial crisis?

We all know financial storms rear their ugly heads from time to time. The question is. Can we predict when the next crisis is going to occur? Because if we can, that’s a going to be a massive help for our investing future. Spoiler alter:

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Is it time to leave Vanguard?

Is it time to leave Vanguard? I mean, right now everybody’s pulling their money out of the once popular Vanguard LifeStrategy funds. OK. That’s a slight exaggeration, strictly speaking everyone’s pulling their money out of the bond heavy LifeStategy funds. But that’s still serious. Not,

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Stocks vs UK property for non resident investment

Stocks vs property is a big topic for everyone, but perhaps even more so for non residents because buying UK property from overseas isn’t the same as doing it where you live. On the other hand, buying stocks is. The fact of the matter is,

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Should I be looking for the lowest index fund fees?

Back in the day, the lowest index fund fees were the last thing on anybody’s mind. Nowadays they have become an absolute obsession. So much so that my inbox is like a broken record. I blame Invesco because they’ve come along and put the cat

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Why finance savvy Expats need to read the Talmud!

This week I’m going to explain why expat investors might want to read the Talmud. Let’s start with a simple question: What does the Talmud say about money and investing? Just in case you are wondering, the Talmud is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism

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Expat investor cheat sheet

At British Expat Money we think you should handle your own investments. But isn’t investing complicated I hear you ask. Don’t you need a PhD in finance and an in-depth knowledge of spreadsheet formulas? Well as it happens. No. You see it’s all about 4%!