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Why collectables are not investments

Are you investing in classic cars, antiques, paintings or fine wine? Do these sorts of investments make financial sense? Find out in this 3 minute video.

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Market (1)
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Are fund managers worth it?

Find out if the self-proclaimed market gurus who speculate about the state of the market, equal a better investing experience.

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Are fund managers wearing halos?

Abraham Okusanya, an Investment Analyst, explains why investors should not focus on fund managers, but rather look into the evidence.

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Maintain a balanced investment portfolio
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How to maintain a balanced investment portfolio

The balance of your portfolio changes naturally over time which is why once a year you need to readjust to restore your portfolio's original balance.

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Market
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Why market prices are right

Successful investing means accepting the price and staying in the market. Find out why.

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How to manage investment risk

Just as a healthy diet means eating a range of different foods, a healthy portfolio should include many different assets.

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How to control your investing costs

Keeping investment fees low is one of the most important factors in long-term portfolio performance. Part 3 of our Six Steps to Successful Investing series.

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What is compound interest?

One of the most important concepts for investors to grasp is compounding. But what is it? And why is it far more powerful than you might imagine?

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Collectables
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Should I invest in wine, cars, art or antiques?

Fine wine, expensive artwork, classic cars — does collecting valuable items make sense from an investment point of view?

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Cashflow
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What is cashflow modelling?

Abraham Okusanya, an Investment Analyst, explains what cashflow modelling is and how it may impact financial lifetime goals, lifestyle and spending choices.

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What is evidence-based investing?

Gerard O'Reilly from Dimensional Fund Advisors discusses the impact that evidence-based investing or academia can have on investors.

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How do I get the best mutual funds?

In this interview with one leading investment expert, you'll discover some unpalatable facts about how the actively managed fund industry fools investors.

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What is an index fund?

Have you ever wondered how an index fund is created and how it is decided which stocks are included? Find out in this video.

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How does risk profiling work?

Humans are not very good at putting themselves into a future state. This is especially true when it comes to investors.

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How to stay disciplined when investing

Sometimes markets move and this can distract you from maintaining your investment strategy.

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Do I need a financial planner?

Discover how peoples' fears and experience can lead them away from sensible decisions and why you might need a financial planner to challenge you.

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Beat
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How do I beat the stock market?

Discover why consistent market timing is not only impossible, it's irrelevant for any investor seeking long-term financial success.

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How do I diversify my portfolio?

Professor Martin Weber, from the University of Mannheim, explains the importance of diversification and how you go about achieving it.

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Is it best to rent or buy your home?

Are you planning to have a property? Jason Butler, a financial author, shares his thoughts on whether it's best to rent or buy your home.

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What is 'optimism' bias?

Optimism bias is one of the most prevalent behavioural biases investors are prone to. This video explains why it's so difficult to combat.

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How to be a better investor

Carl Richards, a former adviser, explains what elements are within our control and the one notable thing that isn't when it comes to investing.

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Does factor investing work?

Factor investing targets the drivers of long-term returns, principally size, value and profitability. An introduction to factor-based funds and how they work.

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Is private equity too good to be true?

Nicolas Rabener, Founder & CEO of FactorResearch, shares his thoughts on why investing in private equity may result in higher market volatility.

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What is factor based investing?

Factor-based funds, also known as smart or strategic beta, are becoming increasingly popular, but what exactly are they?

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How
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How to make the best investment decisions

Expert research reveals that investors who are over-confident or stressed lack sound financial judgement leading to significant investment mistakes.

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What is sustainable or ESG investing?

Dan Lefkovitz from Morningstar explains the growth of sustainable investing, ESG and whether it impacts performance.

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Hot
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What is the next big investment opportunity?

Investors are manipulated into chasing past performance. The truth is, any fund manager who outperforms is likely to have done so by luck rather than judgement.

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Risk and volatility are not the same thing

Financial writer and podcaster, Carl Richards, explains why even financial professionals get risk and volatility confused.

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Financial
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How does financial planning help me?

When you think of using a financial adviser, do you see this as a one-off meeting, or a long term commitment? In this video, we explain how financial planning helps you achieve the results you're looking for.

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Risk (1)
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How do I reduce the risk of investing?

Wade Pfau from The American College of Financial Services, explains the logic behind the '4% rule' and the importance of managing risk.

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How much is enough?

Carl Richards, an Author and Financial Adviser, shares his thoughts on how much is enough and why you're the only one who will know that answer.

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What does a financial adviser do?

Find out why asset allocation is a vital part of achieving your financial goals.

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Are index funds risky?

Index funds are a very efficient way to invest, but some argue we may be heading for an indexing bubble.

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Availability
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Availability bias - a mental shortcut that can wreck your investments

Tim Richards explains how availability bias can impact an investor's decision-making abilities.

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The number 1 lesson in market history
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The number 1 lesson from market history

Investors today may be investing for at least 50 years. Professor Russell Napier explains why diversification is the key to long-term success.

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What is an asset class?

Do you know your equities from your bonds, or which asset class is generally regarded to be safest? Find out in this short video, as well as which 2 asset classes are the most important to focus on.

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What is index or passive investing?

For every investor who gets above average market returns, there's one who gets below. When it comes to investing for non-professional investors, indexing makes sense.

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What to do in a stock market crash

Crashes and corrections have been present throughout market history — and it's when we often see investors making poor investment decisions.

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Which is the best country to invest in?

We're often told the countries to invest in are those forecast to produce the highest rates of economic growth. But is it actually true?

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The biggest stock
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Why you shouldn't focus on the biggest stocks

Does your portfolio have exposure to mid-cap and small-cap stocks in addition to so-called mega-stocks? Find out why this is important in this video.

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What is present bias
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What is 'present' bias?

Sarah Newcomb, a senior behavioural scientist at Morningstar, explains why 'present bias' is the most detrimental bias for investors.

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How to control your emotions when investing

One of the mistakes investors commonly make is they allow their emotions to get the better of them. This video explains how mindfulness can help you become a better investor.

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How do I become a billionaire?

Why aren't there more billionaires today, when there were so many millionaires in the 1900s?

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How do I maximise investment returns?

Behavioural expert and former financial adviser, Carl Richards, explains why investors should steer away from perfectionism.

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Past performance tells us very little

The media and many investors often see past performance as a significant indicator of future returns. But using past performance to determine if a fund will outperform the market rarely reaps rewards.

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Factors
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Which investing risk factors are important?

There is evidence to suggest that by exposing their portfolios to specific risk factors, investors can (and do) beat the market over the long term.

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Dealing with your behavioural biases

James Norton from Vanguard Asset Management explains why you may never overcome behavioural biases.

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Retirement
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How can I live life to the full when I retire?

Retirement expert Barry LaValley shares how a good financial planner can help you to match words with action and live life to the full in retirement.

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How do I improve investment returns?

Ever wondered what successful investors have in common? The one skill they have all mastered? Watch this video and learn how to get better results.

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How to choose a good financial adviser

Finding a financial adviser: the most successful long-term relationships are built on trust. Find an adviser who puts your interests first.

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How to control your spending habits

Learn why financial writer and consultant Jason Butler believes learning to control our spending should be everyone's financial priority.

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Timing the market
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Why timing the market is a bad idea

Janette Rutterford, a Professor of Finance at the Open University Business School, explains how price is king, and why trying to time the market is always a bad idea.

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Long
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Why we struggle to think long-term

The more you distance yourself from unhelpful emotions when making decisions, the better you can invest consistently and robustly for the long-term.

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Do I need a financial adviser?

Find out if you really need a financial adviser. Research has shown that a good adviser can add about 3% a year to your net investment returns.

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How to speak to my partner about money

Find out why it is so important to talk to your spouse about money and how you can create a joint plan for your finances.

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Why (2)
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How to work out your risk capacity

Greg Davies, Head of Behavioural Finance at Oxford Risk, shares his thoughts on how investors can properly assess their risk capacity.

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Property (1)
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Is property a good investment?

Too much exposure to one asset class, like property, can be very risky. Professor Jens Hagendorff from Edinburgh Business School shares his thoughts on buy-to-let properties as an investment.

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Is the stock market about to crash?

Antti Ilmanen discusses what long-term market returns might look like and what to expect in the future. If we move into an era of lower investment returns, how should investors react?

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What is the risk of managing my own investments?

Lisa Bortolotti explains why overoptimism and overconfidence can be detrimental for investors who manage their own money.

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Why you need a financial plan

A financial plan involves developing a framework within which you can work out where you are now and where you want to be in the future.

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Financial Education
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Is financial education important?

Andrew Craig, who runs Plain English Finance, highlights the importance of financial education and shares his personal finance rules to follow.

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Is the financial media a help or hindrance?

Louise Cooper, a financial journalist, shares her thoughts on why investors should ignore the news and follow the academic research.

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What can we learn from previous generations about investing?

There are some important lessons we can learn from past generations about investing. This 3-minute video reveals the most pertinent for investors today.

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Why resilience is so important

Greg Davies, expert in behavioural finance, shares the best strategy for when markets fall and why being in control of your emotions is very important.

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How to find a financial adviser

AES International guide on how to find a financial adviser.

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Preparing for retirement isn't just about money

Barry LaValley, an author and financial educator, highlights the key things to consider when preparing for retirement and why it's so important to start the process sooner rather than later.

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How to overcome recency bias

One of the big problems investors face is recency bias. Investors look at the recent past and project that indefinitely into the future.

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Survivorship bias — what is it and why is it important?

The evidence shows that only a handful of active funds succeed in beating the market with any consistency — and that is often down to something called survivorship bias.

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The economy is not the stock market

Peter Westaway, Chief Economist at Vanguard Asset Management, explains the misconception that the economy and the stock market are correlated.

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What are the risks of investing my money?

All investing carries some degree of risk, but understanding what risk actually means, and the different forms it takes, is one of the surest ways to become a better investor. This video explains why risk and volatility are not the same thing, and walks through the key types of investment risk: concentration, credit, liquidity, market (or systematic) risk, and inflation risk. You'll learn which risks you can diversify away and which you can't, why markets reward those who take on market risk, and why you need to weigh your need, willingness and ability to take risk carefully. Crucially, you'll also discover why being too cautious is a risk in its own right, because not taking enough risk can leave you short of what you need for the future.

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What is confirmation bias?

Confirmation bias is our deep-seated tendency to seek out information that supports what we already believe, while dismissing anything that challenges it. For investors, it's a costly trap. This video explains what confirmation bias is, how it (along with overconfidence) helps explain why active investors consistently underperform the market, and why following your instincts can do so much damage. Featuring behavioural finance expert Tim Richards, it draws on Terrance Odean's landmark study of 10,000 US trading accounts to show why the stocks investors buy so often underperform the ones they sell, and why it's unrealistic to assume you have an edge over the millions of others who make up the market.

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