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As a novice investor in Peps and pensions in the Nineties most of my money went into UK and European funds with a little in emerging markets. Financial advisers often argued there weren’t any decent American funds, so I didn’t buy any. That’s still the case for many investors. According …

The early autumn stock market storms seem to have abated for now — but how much damage has been done? Few of us have the time to keep up with every investment on a daily basis, but periodic checks can give us a good idea of the direction things are …

When investing it often pays to do the opposite of what others are doing. Of course, there are some caveats to this. Most investors will tell you they are a contrarian – and they can’t all be. Meanwhile, adopting a strategy of just buying all the rubbish others are selling …