overpaying the mortgage or investing for retirement part 1

Free Money Finance posted earlier on whether it is better to invest for retirement or pay off your mortgage earlier.
I think that there are two sides to this. The first is which strategy - if stuck with - will result in the larger financial gain. The second, is which strategy is easier to maintain.
Lets think [...]

five steps: step 5 invest in the future

This is the final post in an irregular series on the five steps to solid wealth. Step 1 was spending less than you earn, step 2 was paying off consumer debt, step 3 was to grow an emergency savings account, step 4 was to insure yourself adequately and no more. Step 5 is to invest [...]

an imaginary strategy

I wrote previously that I think that the best way to choose a pension is to decide on a strategy and work out the cheapest way to buy it. I’m going to have a go with my imaginary friend Clive. Clive has decided that his asset allocation strategy for his pension portfolio is as follows:

60% [...]