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Good planning at all levels of wealth and in all circumstances should revolve around this principle. It is such a basic rule, it is often dismissed as being too simple. Yet executed correctly, it can prove to be a powerful emotional driver for you and provides a very efficient long term basis upon which to [...]

Following a reasonably successful 2009 Assault Course event, where, (despite a heavy cold and a course so tough 37% of the starters did not even make it to the finish),Karl succeded in completing the course in a respectable time, he was looking forwardto repeating the event this year with a much imporved time and more good fund raising for the two nominated charities,

In his first Budget speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne set down a number of measures which will form the basis of a five year plan to rebuild the British Economy.

How did Baxter Fensham’s Passive Investment Strategy Perform in 2009 in Comparison with Active Wealth Management Strategies?  2009 will go down in investment history as one of the years when the market fooled many of the active wealth management community. The year started as 2008 finished with the FTSE 100 index falling a further 14% [...]

Do you Know your “Smart or Magic Number”?  The starting point of building a successful Financial Plan is all about calculating what your “Smart Number” is. In a nutshell your Smart Number is the amount of accumulated wealth you need in order to achieve the desired lifestyle you want throughout your working life and in [...]

Many of you will be aware of the DFA message through your portfolios. Baxter Fensham was an early adopter of the DFA portfolio construction methodology, and DFA has been a fantastic thought leader.

In a series of articles entitled Active vs Passive authored by Bradley Steinman, a VP of Dimensional Fund Advisors in Canada, what follows is an interesting excerpt of one aspect of the debate.

Why Passive beats Active Fund Management

Simon Fitton writes about the new ISA contribution rules.