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Peter Elston
Sep 30, 20213 min read
When the Fun Stops...
How can young people be helped to reach this epiphany sooner?
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Peter Elston
Apr 30, 20213 min read
When 'Bets' Go Wrong
Readers of this column will know I am an advocate for better protection of amateur investors. But what about the professionals who either...
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Peter Elston
Jun 30, 20193 min read
A Word in Your Ear
For such a simple word, risk is quite hard to define. It is generally agreed that it pertains to danger of some sort, but that is where...
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Peter Elston
May 31, 20193 min read
An Unwelcome Comeback
In last month’s column I wrote about the yield curve – the difference between long-term and short-term interest rates – and how its...
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Peter Elston
Apr 30, 20195 min read
Long-term Returns and the Dangers of Complacency
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. Recently I was...
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Peter Elston
May 31, 20173 min read
Beware Dividend Concentration Among UK Large Caps
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. Much has been...
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Peter Elston
Feb 1, 20171 min read
The Bridge to your Comfortable Retirement
“If you’re going to burn a bridge, make sure you’ve crossed it first.” Whoever said that might well have been referring to the bridge...
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Peter Elston
Aug 1, 20164 min read
Navigating a Low Growth Future
For savers, the combination of lower investment returns and rising longevity is a toxic combination. In days gone by one may have only...
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Peter Elston
Mar 31, 20165 min read
Multi-Asset and the Changing Nature of Asset Allocation
Financial advisers will be only too aware that the difference between a comfortable retirement and an uncomfortable one is almost too...
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Peter Elston
Sep 1, 20138 min read
Multi-Asset Funds: The Great All-Rounders
In this article I take us a step further and show how to choose a multi-asset fund, explain the importance of asset allocation, and look...
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Where's My Cycle?
An update on where I think we are in the business cycle with respect to growth, inflation and markets
Correlation or causation?
Data is too often presented in an unfair, unclear and misleading way
Dear John
Liontrust's John Husselbee's arguments in support of balanced funds are lame
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