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What are interest rates?
Interest rates have a profound effect on anyone’s ability to spend and save money. Here, we explore what they are and how they relate to personal investing as well as wider economies.
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What is an index?
Indices are tools that enable investors to monitor financial markets. Here, we take a closer look at what indices are, their history, and their role within the world of investing.
The modern worker will pay into multiple pension pots. Moneyfarm’s guide to consolidating pensions helps you decide whether to combine them.
Whether it’s for you or your parents, social care is a sensitive subject that can lead to sleepless nights. Yet many are unaware how much it might cost.
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What is GDP?
GDP is typically used to measure the health of an economy. Here, we lay out what it really means, how it is measured and its primary effects on investment choices.
The word risk may be off putting to first-time investors. Here, we take a look at what it means, its different forms and why, ultimately, it’s a necessary force in generating returns.
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What is value at risk?
Value at risk is an important measure of the riskiness of an investment portfolio. Here, we explore exactly what it means and how it’s calculated.
Correctly timing the market is a huge challenge for even the most experienced investors, which is why you should look to maximise your returns through the simple strategy of pound cost averaging.
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What is a Central Bank?
Also referred to as the “banker’s bank”, central banks play a vital role in the regulation of a country’s or region’s economy. Here, we explore the different functions that central banks have and how they influence our day-to-day spending decisions.