Good reads from around the Web. I have greatly enjoyed reading blogger Ermine’s lambasting of the more delusional middle classes over the years. I think he is a canary in the coalmine – one of their own1 who speaks truth to (fading) power, like a court jester in a cozy cardigan. I am highlighting Ermine’s […]

Good reads from around the Web. A quick note: We now have a mobile phone version of the site running, which you should see if you visit Monevator on your device. I’ve long resisted doing this – partly because I have good eyesight but also because I prefer to keep things simple. However some of […]

I have mentioned before that I’m starting to re-position my SIPP towards income generation rather than capital growth. At the age of 60 – and expecting only a very gradual transition into full retirement – it’s a plan that makes sense. When retirement finally arrives, I’ll have a pretty good idea of the income that […]

Good reads from around the Web. Perhaps it’s because it was the first film I saw at the cinema with my own money – and without my parents – but I often recall the life lessons taught by Crocodile Dundee, not least when I first encountered a bidet in Paris 20-odd years ago. Alas, when […]

Here’s some handy data on historical asset class returns for the UK. You might also like my article on US asset class returns. The graph (right) shows UK asset class returns with income reinvested since 1899, as calculated by Barclays for its Equity Gilt Study 2015. As you can see, equities (shares) have done much […]