Tag: investing

Investing in rental property. Why I hate the idea.

Investing in rental property. Easy money, right? Put down a deposit. Get someone else to pay off your mortgage. Enjoy a steady income of effortless income every month. That’s even before you think about the returns from the property rising in value. That’s been the narrative for years. While the dream may have been tarnished…

By Caveman May 16, 2019 26

The pointlessness of ethical investing

Ethical investing is one of those areas where I was totally blinkered. I used to strongly support it and berate myself for not doing it. That shouldn’t have surprised me. In almost every way I’m your normal middle-class Guardian-reading liberal. Making sure that I invest in ethical funds fits as neatly into that demographic as…

By Caveman February 21, 2019 13