Weekend Reading – What Returns From Vanguard Lifestrategy Can You Expect & New iBonds.

September 15, 2023 Team Bankeronwheels

â–¶ Vanguard LifeStrategy – Updated Return Expectations
â–¶ Implications of Regime-Shifting Stock-Bond Correlation
â–¶ Duration matching asset allocations with personal goals
â–¶ Honey, the Fed Shrunk the Equity Premium
▶ Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?
â–¶ On Dividend Investing Strategies
â–¶ Are Leveraged ETFs Worth the Costs and Risk?

Weekend Reading – How To Park Your Cash: Short-Term Investing Hacks

September 8, 2023 Team Bankeronwheels

▶️ Investing for the Short to Medium Term – The new UCITS iBonds ETF
▶️ How to Use Cash in a Portfolio
▶️Dissecting the Investment Factor

▶️Position Sizing: Optimizing for Better Returns
▶️Cheapest destinations for a last-minute holiday this September
▶️Why We Glorify Overwork and Refuse to Rest

Weekend Reading – Weak Currencies: How To Avoid Losses

September 1, 2023 Team Bankeronwheels

â–¶ Should You Hedge Currencies?
â–¶ Should you have commodities in your portfolio?
â–¶ How Dividends contributed to total returns in different markets
â–¶ Why China’s economy ran off the rails
â–¶ Sector composition of the S&P 500 since 1985
▶ If the UK stock market is cheap, why doesn’t it go up?
â–¶ BRICS is fake

Currency Royale – Should You Hedge Your Bonds?

August 28, 2023 Raph Antoine

Navigating the world of bonds can be a treacherous journey, especially when it comes to currency hedging.

Can your strategy change based on your home currency? Does it matter if you invest in Euros, or Swiss Francs? Is the British Pound any different? What about other currencies?

Is the decision to hedge impacted by your life situation and goals?

Weekend Reading – Best Bond ETFs & 9 Biggest Mistakes Millennials Make

August 18, 2023 Team Bankeronwheels

➡️ Market Cap (Weighted) Hated Indexes
➡️ Why Aren’t Investors Selling Stocks to Buy Bonds?
➡️ One of the best ways to build and maintain an investment portfolio is by stress testing different scenarios
➡️ No time to risk- how to pick a bond ETF for the long run
➡️ Visualising the $105 trillion economy in one chart
➡️ Why Aren’t Investors Selling Stocks to Buy Bonds?
➡️ Is Britain really as poor as Mississippi?

Weekend Reading – Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Overseas

August 12, 2023 Team Bankeronwheels

➡️Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Overseas
➡️BlackRock launches Fixed Maturity Bond ETFs in Europe
➡️Wall Street Thinks You’re Dumb: The Rise Of Wise Money
➡️How To Determine Your Investment Risk Tolerance
➡️7 Things I Don’t Own in My Portfolio
➡️Vanguard’s perspective on the U.S. credit downgrade
➡️Why does the BlackRock MSCI World ETF exist?

Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Overseas (Book Review)

August 9, 2023 Ahmed Safin

Expats face unique challenges – financial regulations of both their home country and the host country, different taxation regimes or currency risk. Offshore investment giants like Zurich or Generali International are there to benefit from this lack of knowledge.
Hallam uncovers their predatory behaviour, as high fees and hidden costs rob expatriates blind. A story reveals the stark reality: paying a $19k penalty was smarter than enduring daylight robbery, echoing a widespread financial deception faced by many.