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The best and worst investments of 2016 - should you invest?
The best performing investment funds of 2016 have been revealed - two of which would have doubled your money in a year. So should you plough your cash in now? See also: What should growth investors buy for 2017? See also: My top 3 FTSE 100
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Forget active or passive - this is what really matters when you buy a fund
Something I've been discussing a lot here recently is the "passive" versus "active" debate. More specifically, I've been arguing that the whole debate is badly framed. There's no such thing as
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10 steps to starting an investment plan
Exploring investment can feel like a strange and unfamiliar land - that you're not sure you have the skills or appetite to conquer. Fortunately, in order to conquer the world of investment, you don't have to make any enormous and
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Do active funds do better in bear markets? Nope
Every time I write something about how cheap "passive" funds (which track an index or asset price) are a better bet than the majority of expensive "active" funds (which try to beat the market, but mostly don't),
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Life's too short to hunt down a decent active fund manager
When you invest in a fund, you have two basic choices. You can go active. Or you can go passive. Active funds are expensive. Passive funds are cheap. Why are active funds expensive? Because they are meant to beat the market. That's why
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What can our new investing service do for you?
Whether you're getting to grips with investing in shares, you're tracking down how your funds are doing, or you're an established investor who needs the latest stock news and share prices at their fingertips, then the new AOL quotes
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Who are the world's most successful investors?
In every walk of life there are some people who make things look easy. While we're working hard to run a mile without passing out, the ultra marathon runners strap on their trainers and put in another marathon before breakfast. And while
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