Your ISA investment returns and The Performance Quadrant

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Jun 12, 2012 @ 01:31 PM

Are you looking for impressive ISA investment returns over the long-term? If so, it’s important to know that, when investing for growth, the size of your annual returns will always depend on four factors. These form The Performance Quadrant.

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Tags: Better performance, ISA growth, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

Investing in adventurous high growth funds

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 07, 2012 @ 04:05 PM

Many ISA and SIPP investors actively seek out adventurous high growth funds to form part of their portfolio. While these funds can be extremely volatile in the short-term, if you hold them over the long-term and choose well, they can reap impressive returns.

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Tags: Investment funds, Better performance, ISA growth, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

An ISA investment strategy for maximising growth - 5 key steps

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 02, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

In this post we'll look at five key steps that sit at the heart of a successful ISA investment strategy. Each of these steps on its own may help you achieve better growth, however I recommend that you aim to adopt as many of them as possible.

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Tags: Better performance, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

Get the best ISA growth by being in sync with the market

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, May 31, 2012 @ 03:44 PM

At ISACO, our aim is to strategically time the market, which means instead of using a 'buy and hold' strategy, we are more active.

In this post we'll look at why getting in sync with the market is key to achieving the best ISA growth.

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Tags: Better performance, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

ISA & SIPP management - Tips for active investors

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, May 29, 2012 @ 01:47 PM

If you’ve read my book Liquid Millionaire, or seen my Top Ten Tips for Successful ISA Investing, you’ll know that I’m not a big believer in a ‘buy and hold’ investment strategy.

My belief is that if your objective is to beat the market averages, then you need to be active.

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Tags: Better performance, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

Common investing mistakes when approaching retirement

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, May 26, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

I was recently speaking to Bob Sweeney, an ISACO premium client and friend of mine.

During our call, Bob very kindly recommended Ken Fisher’s book ‘Debunkery.’ As soon as I started to read Bob’s recommendation, I was finding many ideas and concepts that were resonating strongly with own my investment philosophy. Today I’m going to share one of those ideas about common investing mistakes with you.

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Tags: Better performance, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals, Investment mistakes

Aiming for outstanding returns with your SIPP portfolio

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

How is your SIPP portfolio performing? If you're not satisfied with how your SIPP portfolio has been acting over the last few years, help is at hand because today I’m going to share with you how you may be able to give your SIPP portfolio a much needed boost.

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Tags: Better performance, SIPP investing tips

Can watching the market's price and volume action improve your returns?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @ 12:30 PM

In my opinion, having a good understanding of the market's and leading stock's price and volume action could help give your ISA and SIPP returns a boost.

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Tags: Better performance, Investment strategy

The tax advantages of ISAs & the benefits for investors

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

There aren't many ways to keep your money away from the the taxman, but an Individual Savings Account (ISA) is one way of doing it. In this post we'll look at the tax advantages of ISAs and how they can dramatically benefit investors.

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Tags: ISA investing tips, Better performance, Achieving your investment goals

Choosing the best ISA portfolio for you - Model portfolios for low to medium risk investors

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Mar 15, 2012 @ 01:45 PM

We all have different attitudes to investment risk. Some people are willing to accept greater risk and volatility in the pursuit of higher returns. Other people are looking for less risk, while still aiming to achieve their personal financial goals.

The level of risk and volatility you face is directly linked to where your ISA portfolio is invested. In this post, we'll look at how medium to low risk investors can make a better informed decision around the percentage of their portfolio they use to aim for growth.

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Tags: ISA investing tips, Investment funds, Better performance, Better protection, Investment risk, Achieving your investment goals