In August 2008, a website named ‘www.bitcoin.org’ was quietly registered online by an unknown person. A couple of months later, the paper ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’ was circulated in the cryptography community. The world didn’t know it at this point (and maybe it still doesn’t) but this concept would in less than a …
Crypto Investing for Beginners #1 – What is crypto currency Read More »
3 Months ago, global clean energy stocks took a bit of a nose dive. In particular, the ETF we hold in our portfolio that cover these types of stocks – The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (INRG) dropped more than 30% between January and February. Today though, we’re doubling down on clean energy stocks. We …
We’re DOUBLING DOWN: iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (LSE:INRG) Read More »
Good evening cheapskates! We kick this investing article off a little differently. Today’s article isn’t about stocks or equities. Nope, in fact today we’re talking about savings! Boring old savings. As always, the following is not financial advice, read our disclaimer But don’t savings accounts provide poor returns? You’re absolutely right. Ordinarily, we’re very much against …
Earn guaranteed 5%+ interest on GBP savings? It’s true, but it involves crypto….. Read More »
OK cheapskates, we’re going to start this one with a word of warning (aside from our regular disclaimer) – the stocks we’re going to talk about today are not the usual stocks we would invest in. They are currently pretty volatile and we think – still pretty expensive (as far as p/e ratios go). If …
In 2021, we’ve already seen some incredible highs, as well as (more recently) some great lows. While many people may be panicking when the market takes a hit, we as cheapskates see this as an opportunity because like we’ve said before, money isn’t made in a bull market, its made in a crash. With the …
Buying the dip: 5 Do’s for investing during a crash Read More »
Today was an incredibly tough day for drug and healthcare giant GSK. It finished up 5.9% down for the day on it’s announcement that it expects to cut its dividend in 2022. I can’t say I’m surprised at this news, though the sharp drop was a hefty blow, especially considering we at CI have holdings …
Today we’re taking a look at UK insurance and FTSE heavyweight AVIVA and reveal why we have added this stock to the cheapskate portfolio in 2021 and expect to add more. We’re going to cover why its so cheap right now, where we think the price is heading and what we think the future holds. …
Admit it, how many of us have heard about the next big investment in the media, the hot new stock or coin or whatever that’s on its way to the moon, and thought to ourselves ‘I better get on the train now before it’s too late! This could be the one!’. Even your friends, who …
Congratulations! If you’ve made it this far, you can now call yourself an investor and you’re well on your way to building some serious wealth for the future. So what now? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately, good investing, is usually boring. “Investing should be more like watching paint dry …
Investing for beginners #7 – You’re an investor! Keep it going and more learning Read More »
Welcome back cheapskates! If you’ve been following this series, you’ll now be fully clued up on why to invest, how to build a portfolio and good practices when growing your wealth. In this article of investing for beginners, we go into more detail about the different types of stock, the pros and cons and some …
Investing for beginners #6 – Making an investment in stocks, ETF’s and others Read More »