Posts in category Personal Finance

I have a confession to make. I have lost friends and some of my family will not speak to me anymore. My heinous crime? I …

A while ago I had a conversation with a friend about so called crypto currencies, Bitcoin, Ethereum and the ilk.  We couldn’t agree on whether …

This summer on my journey back to Blighty, I have been making two lists. One list is things that people who are living in the …

For many years, the term emerging markets has been bandied about with great enthusiasm by fund houses and financiers as the next up and coming …

Our mothers always told us not to sell ourselves short. Her point was that we shouldn’t underestimate ourselves. But when you sell a stock short, …

Last month I outlined two of the five pension pitfalls people encounter. Here are the final three. Not Minding Asset Location and Sequence of Withdrawals …

You can spend hours on the treadmill and hold fast to a diet of flaxseed, tofu, and vividly coloured vegetables. But being physically fit, like …

We all need it. Some of us have more than others and some of us have a lot less than others but will we ever …

I’m going to be completely honest here and say that I don’t believe in horoscopes in any way. But for this article I looked at …

Last month I talked about the importance of having three to six months emergency savings while working overseas. There are three main ways you can …

I am a big believer in having emergency funds.  For people living away from their home country, extra gravitas should be given to this concept. …

From the off, I have a confession to make. I don’t like avocado on toast for breakfast and the concept of man buns is just …

A friend sent me a photo last week. It was me in 2004 just about to start a half marathon.  Not only do I look …

Congratulations on your new job. You have worked hard to get there and now the true hard work comes when you have to prove you …

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. It isn’t just because they are more lucky than the average person, or the family they …

Last week I saw a news clip about a man in America who had won his state lottery for the second time in two years.  …