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    • THE POWER OF DIVIDENDS – YOUR INVESTMENT GUARANTEE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Is Living Off Natural Yield Possible or Desirable?
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    • Gold – Only For Fools?
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picture of a calculatorBONDS

Bonds so Simple in Concept but . . .

We are all told we should have bonds in our portfolios - for diversification, to…
MAX
MAXMay 28, 2013
INCOME PORTFOLIOS

THE POWER OF DIVIDENDS – YOUR INVESTMENT GUARANTEE

We all all used to investment advisers reminding us that the stock market is a…
MAX
MAXApril 20, 2010
photo of piggy bank with coinsSHARES

Share Buy Backs – Buffett likes them if they’re for the right reasons – I’m not sure.

  In 1999, Warren Buffett said: ‘Now, repurchases are all the rage but are all…
MAX
MAXMarch 30, 2010
image of laptop and notebookINVESTMENT TRUSTS

Investment Trusts – Just for Fuddy Duddies?

  Peter Hargreaves thinks the managers of Investment Trusts are fuddy duddies (Daily Telegraph 26/3/2010 Are-investment-trusts-just-for-fuddy-duddies.html?).…
MAX
MAXMarch 30, 2010
image of asset allocation with ageBONDSPORTFOLIOS

AGE, RISK AND THE EQUITY/BOND SPLIT

Bonds are incorporated into a portfolio to reduce its volatility, trading off portfolio growth for…
MAX
MAXMarch 23, 2010
image of piggy bank with umbrellaBONDS

BONDS- A SAFE HAVEN ?

Bonds are incorporated into portfolios to stabilize against falls in the stock market. They are…
MAX
MAXMarch 22, 2010
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Top Ten Posts

  • The Golden Butterfly Portfolio April 30, 2020
  • WHICH GLOBAL INDEX TRACKER? September 20, 2022
  • Difficult Times – How Have Retirement Portfolios Performed? May 2, 2022
  • Variable Drawdown – A Powerful Strategy to Maximize Your Retirement Income November 19, 2021
  • The Best Retirement Portfolio April 30, 2020
  • Retiring on Dividends – Is Living Off Natural Yield Possible or Desirable? April 30, 2020
  • Choosing a Drawdown Simulation Tool October 17, 2020
  • Partial Annuitisation – The Experts Say Most Retirees Should Have at Least Some Level Annuity Income June 24, 2021
  • The 4% Drawdown Rule – Will it Work for You? February 25, 2021
  • The Permanent Portfolio August 13, 2019
  • AGEING AND FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
  • ANNUITIES
  • Balancing a Portfolio
  • BOND LADDERS
  • BONDS
  • BUY TO LET
  • DRAWDOWN SIMULATION
  • FIRE
  • GILTS
  • GLOBAL INDEX TRACKERS
  • GOLD
  • GOLDEN BUTTERFLY PORTFOLIO
  • Home Bias
  • INCOME DRAWDOWN
  • INCOME PORTFOLIOS
  • INCOME-HARVESTING
  • INDEX LINKED GILTS
  • INVESTMENT TRUSTS
  • LOCKDOWN
  • LUMP SUM INVESTING
  • MARKET CORRECTIONS
  • MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
  • ONLINE BROKERS
  • PERMANENT PORTFOLIO
  • PORFOLIO REBALANCING
  • PORTFOLIOS
  • POUND COST AVERAGING
  • RETIREMENT PORTFOLIOS
  • RETIREMENT STRATEGIES
  • RETIRING ON DIVIDENDS
  • RETIRING OVERSEAS
  • SAFE WITHDRAWAL RATE
  • SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
  • SHARES
  • Solar Electricity
  • TARGET DATE RETIREMENT FUNDS
  • TAX
  • THE 4% RULE
  • THOUGHTS
  • TOOLS
  • UK STATE PENSION
  • VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY
  • VARIABLE DRAWDOWN
  • WARREN BUFFET

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  • Home
  • THOUGHTS
    • Thoughts 2. FIRE – Saving 25 Times Your Expenses Gives You Financial Freedom – No it Doesn`t!
    • Thoughts 1 – Energy and Solar Power
  • Retirement Drawdown Portfolios
    • WHICH GLOBAL INDEX TRACKER?
    • The Permanent Portfolio
    • The Golden Butterfly Portfolio
  • Retirement Income Portfolios
    • Goodbye to My Investment Trust Dividend Portfolio
    • RETIREMENT INVESTMENT TRUST INCOME PORTFOLIO -SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Crazy Idea? 6 Reasons For and Against
    • THE POWER OF DIVIDENDS – YOUR INVESTMENT GUARANTEE
    • Retiring on Dividends – Is Living Off Natural Yield Possible or Desirable?
  • Gold
    • Gold – Only For Fools?
    • Why Isn´t Gold Booming
    • Gold Enhances Drawdown Safe Withdrawal Rate
    • Gold – Only For Fools?
  • Drawdown Strategies
    • The 4% Drawdown Rule
    • UK 4% Rule Revisited
    • Variable Drawdown
    • Income Harvesting
    • Berst Drawdown Simulation Tools
    • Ideal Retirement Portfolios
    • Income Drawdown – Fees Can Cut Your Pension by 12.5% or More
  • Pension Annuities
    • Partial Annuitisation –
    • Why Wouldn’t You Buy an Annuity?
    • Retirement Annuity – Sometimes You Do Get The Timing Right
    • Deferring UK State Pension
  • Retirement Calculator
  • About Me