• Published On: February 27, 2020|2.8 min read|

    The Market Has No Memory..

    The below article is written by David Booth, the Executive Chairman and Founder of Dimensional Fund Advisers. I have worked in finance for over 50 years, and it seems [...]

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  • Published On: November 18, 2019|6.3 min read|

    Repatriating back to the UK? – The benefits of an Offshore Bond for UK expats.

    An offshore investment bond is a tax wrapper that can hold different kinds of financial products including stocks, shares, mutual funds and structured notes. There are many advantages to how offshore investment [...]

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  • Published On: November 15, 2019|4.3 min read|

    The Randomness of Global Equity Returns

    Investment opportunities exist all around the globe. Across more than 40 countries, there are over 15,000 publicly traded companies.[1] If you listen to the news, however, some countries may [...]

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  • Published On: November 12, 2019|1.4 min read|

    Q3 2019 Market Review

    With the blink of an eye, we’re well into into the final quarter of the year. We all hope the miserable stock market performance of last December will not [...]

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  • Published On: May 13, 2019|7.4 min read|

    Why It’s All About The Evidence.

    I asked my trainer the other day, whether I should be taking certain supplements to help me on my quest to get healthier. Nothing out of the ordinary. You [...]

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  • Published On: May 7, 2019|4.4 min read|

    Teaching Your Children About Money – Top Tips For Parents

    There’s something about teaching kids about money and personal finance that makes me smile. Teaching your kids the importance of saving early on will lead to a healthier, happier, [...]

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  • Published On: April 24, 2019|3.6 min read|

    6 Simple Tips for Successful Investing

    The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long. It’s the name for a protein nicknamed “Tintin” and would take you over 3 hours to say out [...]

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  • Published On: March 11, 2019|1.8 min read|

    January 2019 market update

    I wanted to begin the year with a look back at 2018, hopefully answering some of the questions readers may have around recent market volatility, the world economy and [...]

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  • Published On: March 11, 2019|0.9 min read|

    Awarded best financial adviser firm in the UAE

    The awards just keep on coming! Today (November 14th 2018) we were named as Best Financial Adviser Firm. A fantastic day for us all at AES International. We were [...]

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  • Published On: March 2, 2019|2.8 min read|

    How does using a financial adviser add value?

    I recently wrote a blog - 'How to pick a financial adviser'.In the blog I discuss the reality that not everyone needs a financial adviser. And in some cases many [...]

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  • Published On: March 1, 2019|0.5 min read|

    Worried about market volatility?

    Investors as a whole tend to act on impulse and often volatility will see investors rush to sell. When your investments form a well diversified, low cost portfolio you will be in the [...]

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  • Published On: June 11, 2018|2.3 min read|

    Understanding discretionary fund management

    Investment management services typically fall into one of 3 options:Bespoke segregated portfolio:A bespoke portfolio is a financial plan developed based on the desires and needs of an individual. Your adviser will work [...]

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  • Published On: April 11, 2018|3.7 min read|

    Understanding investment risk

    When you invest, you’re exposed to different types of risk. How can different risks affect your investment returns?  Risk is essentially a deviation of an expected outcome. In investing we can [...]

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  • Published On: March 11, 2018|5.1 min read|

    Alternative investments and investments of passion

    Many of today’s investment solutions are increasingly technical, complicated and impersonal. Even those solutions that are simplified such as ETF’s and index funds are not particularly exciting. And so [...]

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  • Published On: March 16, 2017|5.7 min read|

    5 Ways to improve investment performance

    There are a number of simple steps to help increase the performance of an investment portfolio. Here are 5 top tips that are core to any prudent investment strategy. [...]

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  • Published On: March 11, 2017|1.8 min read|

    Take the long view

    If you were fully invested in the stock market for all of 2017, You’re probably smiling right now. The S&P 500, which is often used as an indicator of [...]

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  • Published On: March 10, 2017|2.3 min read|

    Focus on fees

    Before you invest, you should take the time to understand all of the investment fees associated with your investment.Any investment advisor worth working with should be willing to explain, [...]

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  • Published On: March 2, 2016|3.7 min read|

    Risk and investment strategy

    If you remember investing in the 1980s, you probably remember when deposit accounts paid a handsome rate of return. Nowadays we are all too familiar with rock bottom interest [...]

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