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Interesting article here on the subject of IT currency hedging for anyone who might be interested: https://citywire.co.uk/investment-trust-insider/news/brexit-how-exposed-are-global-trusts-to-a-volatile-pound/a924839 TLDR, most don't hedge. Some can technically, but generally don't. Some hedge...

Excellent point, thanks, I had not thought of hedging, they are largely focused on UK investors after all. I will check on that. Thanks, very useful to know.

Hi, With regard to non income focused UK investment trusts, that hold baskets of assets mostly in non UK holdings, is it fair to say that currency risk is not particularly significant? I am not too interested in dividend income here, and focusing on capital growth over a long holding period...

That's flawed thinking. You are thinking in terms of supply and demand which just one dimension, and fluid. If you think in terms of rental stock, there were 2, now theres just 1 so rental stock is going down. Ie. Supply is going down and we know there is a constant surplus of demand in the...

My previous post on the subject was deleted due to my potty mouth,, but anyway... Been looking into this a little further. In some other jurisdictions, the new owner if an occupier can have the tenant leave if moving in themselves. The onus is in the new owner though. Ie. The property is sold...

Is it correct to say that as long as you submit your W8-Ben form to degiro etc, that tax treatment for US stocks here is more or less the same as any other stocks? Ie.CGT on any gains and income tax on dividends? Any other "gotchas"( obviously some currency risk also), or does that about cover...

Hello, Would running a stove flue pipe out through an exterior wall ( joining double-wall flue pipe outside) create a bad cold thermal bridge from tge outside when the stove isn't fired? Ie. You have a metal thermal conductor run from outside to inside. Thanks!

Did that fit into a standard opening? Did you have to widen the opening etc?

Thanks, was looking at heatdesign and they look very well indeed. Will look into this one more thank you.

I saw some Stovax and you could really tell the difference in quality, but they tend to focus more on wood burning as you go up the KW from what I can tell. I'd be looking for 10kw approx. Anyone have any suggestions as to what would be regarded as a high quality brand for multi fuel at that...

Thanks for the replies. The stove would be a secondary source of heat. House already has natural gas, and thinking of putting a stove ibto an existing fireplace/chimney in an open plan area. Yeah, I'm not sure about suitability of our damp climate for wood burning stoves tbh. I'd be inclined...

Trying to decide between wood burning stove and muti fuel. Wood burning isn't something I had been seriously entertaining to be honest. Aesthetically the wood burners do look well though, guess that's down to not having bulky grates and ash pans. It seems you really need to be using kiln dried...

This should be of interest, it should shake up the market a bit - hopefully it should be just a matter of time before they are selling in ireland. [broken link removed]...

Hi there, We have a sunroom off of our main dining and kitchen area. It is open plan in the sense there are no doors into the sunroom. The windows would be from c. 2005 so I expect they are standard double glazed. It has a high vaulted ceiling and french doors to a patio. There is insulation...

Hi, We recently moved into a dormer bungalow, approx 15 years old. . We find it loses heat upstairs fairly quickly, and yes I know now [broken link removed] dormers are hard to heat. But we'd like to improve in whatever way we can. We have had the cavities done, with bonded bead and also the...

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Hi there, We're thinking about getting a Boru 600i installed in an existing fireplace. Does anyone have any experiences with these or Boru in general? The existing fireplace surround will go, as it's made from wood, and stove may generate too much heat. Does anyone have any experiences...

Thanks for that. Is there a reason (policy or otherwise) why PRSA fund choice is more limited than personal pension?

Why would someone choose an RAC over a PRSA? Do they tend to have lower charges?

Hi there, I'm looking to start contributing to a pension asap. Im self employed but looking towards a PRSA for convenience. I've read up on asset allocation etc and am inclined towards straight forward, passively managed index funds at as low cost as possible, ideally a mix of European and...