Passive investing Archives – IT Investor Exploring the world of investment trusts Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:38:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-IT_icon-32x32.png Passive investing Archives – IT Investor 32 32 Passing It On https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2021/01/passing-it-on/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2021/01/passing-it-on/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:30:56 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=4765 My main investing aim is to build a portfolio to fund my retirement. But I’d also like to pass on a decent inheritance. Simple in theory but more complex when you get down to the nitty-gritty. In my case, there are several aspects I think I need to consider. Some are purely financial while others… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2021/01/passing-it-on/feed/ 11 Is QQQ All You Need To Do? https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/is-qqq-all-you-need-to-do/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/is-qqq-all-you-need-to-do/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2020 08:40:18 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=4127 QQQ is the ticker for the most popular Nasdaq 100 ETF in the US. With $135bn in assets, it’s about five times the size of Fundsmith Equity, the UK’s largest fund. And it’s beaten pretty much every single UK investment trust and open-ended fund over the last decade. What’s in it? QQQ consists of the… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/is-qqq-all-you-need-to-do/feed/ 8 Why I Opened Junior ISAs For My Children https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/09/why-i-opened-junior-isas-for-my-children/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/09/why-i-opened-junior-isas-for-my-children/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 08:35:43 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=2970 I’ve just been listening to an FT podcast all about the idea of a Financial Room 101. The redoubtable Justin Urquhart-Stewart suggested we banish Junior ISAs from existence. They’ll either snort the proceeds, drink them, or spend them he said, or words to that effect. I’ve got some sympathy with that view. And it’s not… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/09/why-i-opened-junior-isas-for-my-children/feed/ 2 Comparing Vanguard’s LifeStrategy And Target Retirement Funds https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/lifestrategy-target-retirement-funds/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/lifestrategy-target-retirement-funds/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:30:25 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=2271 Vanguard's 'keep it simple' retirement offerings seem attractive, but there are a few factors to be aware of before taking the plunge.

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/lifestrategy-target-retirement-funds/feed/ 11 Why I Picked The Vanguard All-World ETF As My Global Tracker https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/vanguard-all-world-etf-vwrl/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/06/vanguard-all-world-etf-vwrl/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2019 08:30:32 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=2119 It’s hard to deny that passive investing, particularly using global equity trackers, is one of the best strategies you can follow. Some of my money is invested this way with the Vanguard All-World ETF. It’s not been without a few niggles, though. While this blog mostly covers investment trusts, I also use it to flesh… 

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