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Tag: long-term

How US elections affect my investments

How US elections affect my investments

by BrendanOctober 17, 2020October 17, 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 BrendanAugust 23, 2020September 4, 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 BrendanJune 20, 2020September 14, 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 BrendanJune 13, 2020July 22, 2020Leave 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 BrendanApril 12, 2020May 17, 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
ETF Investment Update for December 2019

ETF Investment Update – December 2019

by BrendanDecember 29, 2019January 24, 20201 Comment

After giving monthly updates 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 doing. It all started off…

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

ETF Investment Strategy – March 2019 Update

by BrendanMarch 29, 2019February 23, 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 BrendanFebruary 24, 2019February 22, 20218 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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