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The Insights

At TILLIT we are big believers in learning and broadening our horizons. Our Insight articles cover everything from the here and now in our Market reviews, to short and long reads about the fundamentals of investing, as well as unique thought pieces from leading fund managers in The Opinion, and much more.

Short reads - Styles & themes

An introduction to Sharia investing

By Sheridan Admans
Reading time: 5 minutes

Sharia investing is an Islamic faith-based approach to investing, which could appeal to anyone seeking ethical or responsible investment solutions.

Sharia investing adheres to Islamic principles, which on the surface may suggest that it is only of interest to a small subset of investors who wish to align their portfolios with their religious beliefs. However, the general approach of excluding sectors such as alcohol, gambling, and interest-based finance, Sharia-compliant funds offer a unique, values-driven approach to investing which can appeal beyond the Muslim community.

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Short reads - Ask Gabby

Ask Gabby: What are fractional shares and why is everyone talking about them?

By Gabriella Macari
Reading time: 6 minutes

As part of our mission to bring investment expertise to your doorstep, I'm answering your personal finance questions. If you have a question for the Ask Gabby column, you can submit it here.

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Short reads - Ask Gabby

Ask Gabby: Is cash really king?

By Gabriella Macari
Reading time: 6 minutes

As part of our mission to bring investment expertise to your doorstep, I’ll be answering your personal finance question. If you have a question for the Ask Gabby column, you can submit it here.

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Short reads - Ask Gabby

Ask Gabby: Is there a case for having both passive and active funds in my portfolio?

By Gabriella Macari
Reading time: 6 minutes

As part of our mission to bring investment expertise to your doorstep, I'm answering your personal finance questions. If you have a question for the Ask Gabby column, you can submit it here.

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Short reads - Fundamentals

Let’s talk about bonds

By Gabriella Macari
Reading time: 7 minutes

Bonds are often seen as the boring cousin to equities and stock investing, but they are actually a fundamental part of the global investment universe. In actual fact, the bond market is larger in terms of capitalisation at the global level than the equity market. What this means in simple terms is that there are more bonds and there's more money in bond investing than equity investing. But what are bonds and what do you need to know about them? Let's dig into it.

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