Archive - The Money Den

A Quiet Scandal

And what the regulator should do about it.

Jul 3 •

June 2025

The Market's Heartless

Investing in wartime.

Jun 26 •

Benchmarking Investment Performance

What is sensible? What is sneaky?

Jun 19 •

Don't Bet Against Us

Guess the investment…

Jun 12 •

Confessions Of A (Former) Accidental Landlord

The scores on the doors.

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Catastrophic Downside

Avoiding activities which offer a potential "multiple of zero".

May 29 •

Is Gambling OK?

Literally nothing in the world more boring than those financial “education” pieces that point out that if you don’t buy a coffee every morning for ten…

May 22 •

A history of bear market rallies.

May 15 •

Stop Chucking Money Away

Roger Federer X tax relief on pension contributions

May 8 •

Quantity and Quality

An art teacher conducts an experiment. He divides his pottery class into two groups.

May 1 •

April 2025

What Are Low Coupon Gilts?

And why does my wealth manager keep trying to flog me them?

Apr 24 •

Being A Contrarian Sounds Cool

Say hello to the friendly Pacific Salmon.

Apr 17 •

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