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How US elections affect my investments

How US elections affect my investments

by Brendan17 October 202017 October 2020Leave a comment

The world is currently a very interesting place as far as global politics are concerned. The outcome of a coin toss might mean that the US gets Donald Trump again. Is that a good thing or not? How do the US…

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Investing long-term, politics
Investment risks and rewards

Investment risks and rewards

by Brendan23 August 20204 September 2020Leave a comment

A look into investment risks and rewards; and how to spot an investment con-artist... You may remember the "theory of efficient markets" from the post on how to work the market. In short, instead of trying to beat the market…

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Investing ETFs, long-term, shares
Pay yourself first

What does “pay yourself first” even mean?

by Brendan20 June 202014 September 2020Leave a comment

To pay yourself first, simply means to prioritise saving or investing, above all other things. Instead of spending all your money and then seeing that there's nothing left to save, rather save first, and then spend what's left. A typical…

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Financial Habits invest, long-term
Personal finance behavior

Personal finance behaviour

by Brendan13 June 20206 January 2022Leave a comment

Behavioural bias; you're only human You would be naïve to think that the daily financial decisions that you make are made in isolation from your emotional ones. We're only human and our personal finance behaviour is often as unpredictable as…

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Financial Habits behaviour, long-term, plan
Long term investment plan

Long term retirement plan

by Brendan12 April 202017 May 2020Leave a comment

Ever thought to retire like a tortoise? May sound silly but it's the idea of a long term retirement plan. Slow and steady wins the game. The difference between investing and speculating A fundamental principle to understand is the difference…

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Investing long-term, retirement
investment lessons for beginners

Investment lessons for beginners

by Brendan29 December 201912 July 20211 Comment

After giving monthly updates and investment lessons for beginners on my ETF Investments for the past year, this will be my last one. I may give sporadic updates here and there, but not the monthly detailed ones as I've been…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, long-term, shares
ETF investment strategy

ETF Investment Strategy – March 2019 Update

by Brendan29 March 201923 February 20213 Comments

This is a follow up from my first investment with Easy Equities. An account of my personal experiences with my investment and my own ETF investment strategy and findings. This shouldn't be taken as advice and it's not being sponsored…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, long-term, shares
Investment with EasyEquities

My first investment with EasyEquities

by Brendan24 February 201922 February 20219 Comments

You may be shocked to hear that I only started my first investment with EasyEquities in December 2018. What kind of a personal finance blogger am I if I haven't been using their platform for years? Well, before you start…

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Investing easy equities, ETFs, long-term, shares

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