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Our DIY investors share their wisdom

35% of our users are active investors.  In our conversations with them, we have learned some common investing 101’s. Here are the top four investing tips we have gathered. I hope you find them useful. What are you trying to achieve by investing? Understand your investment objectives. Write them down and don’t invest in anything that […]

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DIY Investing, Commodities, Ethical Investing

Why big investors might back away from fossil fuels

James Randerson, assistant national news editor at “The Guardian”, tells findaWEALTHMANAGER.com why the paper is campaigning for the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust to divest themselves of investments in fossil fuels. What was the thinking behind setting up the “Keep it in the Ground” campaign? With the UN climate summit in Paris on the […]

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Corporate Executive, Young Professional

When should a DIY investor
seek financial advice?

DIY investing is set to explode off the back of new pension freedoms, but investors need to be aware of potential pitfalls explains Wendy Spires. DIY investing is widely tipped to explode when the new pension freedoms kick in, allowing retirees to invest (or indeed spend) their savings pots as they wish rather than purchase […]

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Corporate Executive, DIY Investor, Protecting Your Wealth, Risk Management, Young Professional

DIY investors must
face fund risks

Many DIY investors may be exposed to far more risk than they are really comfortable with, according to new research underscoring the importance of a proper assessment of investment risk and your true tolerance for it. According to a survey by Wealth Horizon, the vast majority – 69% – of UK investors are only willing […]

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