Author Archives: Andrew

26th April 2021 When you have $1 to invest, how do you consider veering away from the tried and tested index? In this blog we’re going to compare returns from Apple to the S&P 500 index. We’re going to look at performance over 1, 5 year periods and then since IPO of Apple. 1 yearContinue reading “How to Analyze an investment? -Apple vs the S&P 500 Index”

Benefits of Finding Out Your Financial Position Allows you to plan your pathway forward Gives you the ability to see how you are improving A one stop shop for comparing against the market Puts a spotlight on expensive debt like Credit Cards Procedure: There are a lot of great apps that can assist you withContinue reading “How to Find Out Your Financial Position?”

Actively manage: Credit Card debt and other expensive interest debt Constantly trading in and out of stocks/cryptos/currencies/ commodities – the only person you’re making wealthy is your broker Gambling rather than investing – lack of clearly understanding what you put your money into and the risks Administration fees on investments – what appears to beContinue reading “How to reduce your monthly expenses without losing lifestyle?”

Benefits of Dollar Cost Averaging Increasing your investment systematically over time No need to ‘time the market’ Applying an autopilot method to your portfolio Long term investing made easy Procedure So much time is wasted by investors constantly thinking about the best time to invest. Then when you do invest you worry that the dipContinue reading “What is Dollar Cost Averaging & is it any good?”

Benefits of Index Funds Limits your risk by spreading across a number of companies Low management fees Returns in major global indices beat the majority of money managers Long term history Provides a dividend income stream as well as the potential for capital gains Is liquid and can be accessed from anywhere in the worldContinue reading “Should You Invest in Index Funds?”