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When the Fun Stops...
How can young people be helped to reach this epiphany sooner?
Peter Elston
Oct 1, 20213 min read
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When 'Bets' Go Wrong
Readers of this column will know I am an advocate for better protection of amateur investors. But what about the professionals who either...
Peter Elston
May 1, 20213 min read
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A Word in Your Ear
For such a simple word, risk is quite hard to define. It is generally agreed that it pertains to danger of some sort, but that is where...
Peter Elston
Jul 1, 20193 min read
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An Unwelcome Comeback
In last month’s column I wrote about the yield curve – the difference between long-term and short-term interest rates – and how its...
Peter Elston
Jun 1, 20193 min read
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Long-term Returns and the Dangers of Complacency
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. Recently I was...
Peter Elston
May 1, 20195 min read
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Beware Dividend Concentration Among UK Large Caps
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. Much has been...
Peter Elston
Jun 1, 20173 min read
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The Bridge to your Comfortable Retirement
“If you’re going to burn a bridge, make sure you’ve crossed it first.” Whoever said that might well have been referring to the bridge...
Peter Elston
Feb 1, 20171 min read
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Navigating a Low Growth Future
For savers, the combination of lower investment returns and rising longevity is a toxic combination. In days gone by one may have only...
Peter Elston
Aug 2, 20164 min read
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Multi-Asset and the Changing Nature of Asset Allocation
Financial advisers will be only too aware that the difference between a comfortable retirement and an uncomfortable one is almost too...
Peter Elston
Apr 1, 20165 min read
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Multi-Asset Funds: The Great All-Rounders
In this article I take us a step further and show how to choose a multi-asset fund, explain the importance of asset allocation, and look...
Peter Elston
Sep 1, 20138 min read
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Where's My Cycle?
An update on where I think we are in the business cycle with respect to growth, inflation and markets


Correlation or causation?
Data is too often presented in an unfair, unclear and misleading way


Dear John
Liontrust's John Husselbee's arguments in support of balanced funds are lame
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