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Everyone should strive to be a long-term investor. But we also have different time horizons for different goals and need to be aware of...

By ROBIN POWELL Financial advisers and consumers are on a steep learning curve. The advice profession is changing beyond all recognition. But can financial regulators keep up? It’s just not the very wealthy who need good financial advice; everyone does. The UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, should therefore be applauded for trying to give a wider cross-section of the population access to it. The problem is, it’s chosen a very strange way to go about it. The FCA r

2022 will go down as one of the most challenging years for investors in recent memory. It wasn't just equities that suffered, but...

A common misapprehension about investing and personal finance is that, to be really successful at it, you need to be an armchair...

By ALEX MOFFATT Ireland’s Central Bank issued a press release in early November about a fine it had imposed on an investment company....

A key lesson from this year’s ups and downs on the financial markets is the importance of diversification. But what exactly does it mean...

This is my lovely mum, pictured in 1970, with her three children. We meant the world to her (yes, even the bored looking one, second from...

SAM INSTONE used to be an officer in the Household Cavalry and was once a housemate of James Blunt. Sam is happy to admit that he’s...

Through the voting powers that come with large shareholdings, fund management companies have huge influence over the way that the...

Why index? Simply put, because indexing works . The alternative — active investing — work, but the overwhelming probability is that it...

How you think about money is heavily influenced by your financial context. And that can only be changed if you have a clear vision for...

1. What is SPIVA and why did S&P DJI start putting these reports out 20 years ago? Tim: “SPIVA” stands for “S&P Indices Versus Active,”...

Put options are financial derivatives that give buyers the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specified price...

The growth of passive investing has been one of the biggest, indeed arguably the single biggest , development in the asset management...

Romance and active money management are rarely mentioned in the same breath. But neuroscientists have shown that they're far more closely...

Volatility and risk are often misunderstood. The terms are sometimes used as if they were interchangeable. But they aren't. For equity...

Robin writes: Like every journalist, I'm a news junkie. Every day begins with half an hour on the FT website, devouring as many articles...

Evidence-based investing is all about putting the odds of success firmly on your side. It’s about leaving as little as possible to...

Robin writes: Thankfully, there's far more media coverage of index funds nowadays than there was a few years ago. But, with some...

It’s possible to be a DIY investor and to manage your portfolio and financial affairs on your own, without the help of a financial...