What Will Investing Be Like in 100 Years?

I decided it’d be fun to imagine what the world of investing might be like in 100 years’ time. I’d really love if you left a comment with your own ideas on this. Read on and then leave me your thoughts below. Here are some of the scenarios I came up with: We will have…

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Recent Trade – Buy National Grid, Beazley, and Interserve

Shopping for Stocks – the Best Kind of Shopping! I didn’t really know where to begin this month. There were so many stocks I wanted to buy! This is due to reviewing my most recent watchlist in conjunction with recent downwards price movements. But of course, I couldn’t buy all of them, so I decided…

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5 Common Misconceptions About Investing

how to shield yourself from risk in investment decisions

There are many common misconceptions about investing that I come across almost every day (yes, I do chat about investing that often with friends and colleagues). There are two main reasons for these misconceptions’ prevalence. Firstly, lack of knowledge. Secondly, lack of experience. Knowledge and experience can be linked, but they are not the same. What…

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Why Losing My Job Was the Best Thing That Happened To Me

I love my job and losing my job was one of the best things that ever happened to me

I know many of you have read my little story here, but I’ve been thinking a lot about big decisions lately, so I wanted to share some of those thoughts with you. I am actually really privileged in that I love my job. In fact, I have loved pretty much every job I’ve ever had….

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Dividend Stocks Watch List

Dividend Stocks Watch List

Every month, I go through a list of FTSE 350 value stocks and dividend-paying stocks. I start off with all 350 stocks, and I rank them in different ways in order to whittle down the numbers towards a lower amount by following a set of criteria. This helps me review what is going on in…

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Understanding Money – How to Invest

how to invest - it's a bit like fishing

Welcome to our series on understanding money. We hope this will help you make some headway into understanding, and getting a hold of your financial matters. So far, we’ve looked understanding money in everyday life, how to budget, how to start saving, and how to plan for retirement (or alternatively early financial independence). Now it’s time to…

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Understanding Money – Retirement Planning

saving whilst working is like pennies flying into your piggy bank automatically

Welcome to our series on understanding money. We hope this will help you make some headway into understanding, and getting a hold of your financial matters. So far, we’ve looked understanding money in everyday life, how to budget, and how to start saving. These basics are important to understand, as they are the core of…

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Are Stocks Cheap Right Now?

reading improves your mind like a rocket ship launching you into a new world of education

I recently read an intriguing article on Interactive Investor about the relative price of stocks in various countries around the world, compared to government bond yields. Now, whilst we love dividend growth investing and value stocks here at There’s Value, there are other places to put your money. Savings in your NISA (tax-free) or other…

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Understanding Money – Saving

saving money means going upwards

  Welcome to our series on understanding money. We hope this will help you make some headway into understanding, and getting a hold of your financial matters.So far, you’ve learnt about everyday money as well as budgeting… hopefully you have also  been relatively successful in sticking to your budget over the last two weeks. Now is…

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UK Bloggers Meet Up – 21 March Stratford-Upon-Avon

Just a quick note to say that there’s going to be a bloggers meet up for any of you personal finance or financial independence writers out there in the UK, or nearby (like BELGIUM!). Huw, from Financially Free by Forty is organising it: Stratford-Upon-Avon 21st March 10:00 Please contact Huw, or check his site for more…

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