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10 Quick Financial Wins
Personal finances. When someone mentions these words, you may feel a shiver down your spine. You know it’s important, but it seems...
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Feb 9, 20245 min read


How to Invest With Confidence
The goal of investing is simple – to grow the value of your money without taking excessive risk. Most people would agree with this...
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Dec 29, 20234 min read


What To Do With a Pay Rise
Regular readers will know how important it is to have your finger on the pulse of your finances. That doesn’t mean tracking every...
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Nov 27, 20233 min read


Investing: Am I High or Low Risk?
Regular readers will know I’m a big believer in the power of investing. It’s not just how much you earn and save which determines your...
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Oct 20, 20233 min read


How To Retire Early
Do you ever daydream about the perfect retirement? Picture this: living each day on your own terms, travelling the world, indulging in...
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Sep 29, 20235 min read


Current Accounts = Mediocre Returns
At its heart, an interest rate is the price of money. A 5% interest rate means that borrowing money for a year will cost you 5%. And...
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Sep 1, 20234 min read


What Game Are You Playing?
Have you ever asked yourself what game you’re playing - what life you’re trying to create? And whether your actions are in sync with...
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Aug 8, 20234 min read


How to Win the ISA Game
What if I told you about a legal way to pay less tax? Would you want to learn more? That’s exactly what you get with an ISA. The...
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Jul 17, 20234 min read


The Lifestyle Line
No-one likes hearing about life’s trade-offs. We want to have our cake and eat it. But we’re not in Disneyland, and there’s no Magic...
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Jun 29, 20233 min read


Ask The £100k Questions
After months of overspending, you finally decide to spend less. You cancel Netflix. And your gym membership. You walk to work to save...
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Jun 15, 20234 min read


Your iPhone Costs How Many Hours?!
Time, Money and Goods & Services are three forms of value. Think about them in the context of work. We use our free time to generate...
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May 31, 20234 min read


Investment Fees: Take Back Control
Democrafy is designed to show how small financial changes can have a major impact. One such example is the topic of investment fees. ...
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May 9, 20233 min read


How to Value A Stock, Simplified
You could write a book about stock market valuation. In fact, many have! Here, we start with the basics. You’re not going to learn the...
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Apr 27, 20234 min read


How Safe Are My Investments?
Investing in shares of companies can be a lucrative way to build wealth over the long-term, but it’s important to be aware of the risks...
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Apr 12, 20234 min read


Crazy Rich Compounders
Are you ready to become crazy rich? No, I’m not talking about robbing a bank or winning the lottery. I’m talking about the power of...
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Mar 30, 20234 min read


Keeping Up With The Joneses
It was a sunny afternoon on the beautiful island of St Kitts and we asked our taxi driver about his life in paradise. ‘It’s not bad,’ he...
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Mar 9, 20234 min read


Where To Start With Money: The Value - Time Matrix
Whenever we spend money, the idea is to get as much value as possible from our purchase. This will strike you as common sense. The same...
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Feb 23, 20233 min read


Property: Should I Buy or Rent?
Should I buy or rent? It’s one of the largest financial decisions you’ll make, but many of us approach it in the wrong way....
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Feb 6, 20236 min read


The Cobra Problem: Second-Order Thinking
‘The economy is slowing; it’s time to sell.’ ‘It’s a disruptive sector which is increasingly popular.’ Have you ever been guided by...
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Jan 27, 20234 min read


How to Spot Bubbles
‘Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.’ George Carlin. Whatever your goals, it’s sensible to avoid actions...
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Jan 9, 20235 min read
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