The year 2024 was a strong one for the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500, one of the most widely followed broad stock market indexes, posted a gain of over 23%. This was on the heels of a 24.2% rise in ...

Let's imagine you start from zero and invest $1,000 a month into a mix of quality ASX shares and ETFs. Assuming a 10% average ...

If you’ve heard one piece of investing advice, it’s that you need to diversify your portfolio. It sounds good, but as you nod your head, you might wonder how exactly you can go further than the ...

Consider how the risk level and diversification of your new portfolio fits with your current strategy Inheriting a portfolio may impact your future IHT liability Do not underestimate the emotional ...

It is a common belief that it is easy to make money in a bull market. Still, when the going gets tough, it becomes challenging to not only make money but to survive in the market. That is why the song ...

At 75, investors typically focus on preserving wealth, managing withdrawals and covering healthcare costs rather than seeking high-risk growth. Stability becomes a priority to help maintain a reliable ...

Diversification, being one of the fundamental tenets of investing, is often a top priority when investing in mutual funds. The primary objective is to minimise the risk during volatile market ...

As financial decisions go, borrowing several times your annual earnings to buy a risky asset is a pretty big one. Yet for many people, taking out a mortgage to buy a house is something of a no-brainer ...

Funding a full life, even with a substantial portfolio, typically requires some thought. Spending on travel and socialising needs to be weighed against the prosaic realities of care costs and tax ...

There was a lot of concern in 2023 about autonomous AI solutions taking project management jobs. However, as 2024 draws to a close, it’s much easier to imagine AI tools filling project portfolio ...