What caught my eye this week. Morning! I am racing about today so I’m going early with our compilation of the latest money and investing articles to have caught my attention. If you spot something I’ve not listed – particularly from the weekend personal finance pages – then please do add it with a summary […]

I am currently involved in a couple of financial disputes. This isn’t normal for me and I’ve lost sleep over it. Several thousand pounds are at stake, most likely. Perhaps sneaking into five-figures. That sounds a lot of money – it is a lot of money – but I asked myself this morning why exactly […]

What caught my eye this week. There are some writers who can knock out zingers worthy an entire article from a rival hack, and one of investing’s is Jason Zweig. In fact it’s a good thing Zweig is so pithy, because most of the piece the following quote is from sits behind a Wall Street […]

Can I let you in on a secret? There’s been a revolution. No, not the prorogation of parliament. A pensions revolution! I’m talking about the rise of the master trust pension. What is a master trust pension scheme? A master trust pension scheme is a multi-employer occupational pension scheme. Unlike traditional employer defined contribution (DC) […]

Among all the foes I’ve faced on the road to financial independence, status anxiety has been the craftiest of assailants. Like a shadowy footpad it avoids frontal confrontation but knocks you off your stride with stealth attacks. A few encounters spring to mind. There was the neighbour who offered me some old furniture bound for […]