Investment Insight Articles

Four ways to get children interested in saving and investing

How to beat the incoming capital gains tax hike

More than a quarter of a million more people and trusts will be paying capital gains tax for the first time, according to HMRC figures,...

Tue, 27/02/2024 - 13:19

Cost of safe haven investing: cash and gilts lose money in real terms

It’s been better to be a hare than a tortoise when it comes to investment markets over the last decade. Cautious investors have significantly underperformed...

Mon, 26/02/2024 - 17:18

10 ways to beat the taxman before April

There are now less than two months until the end of the current tax year, so Laura Suter, director of personal finance at AJ Bell,...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 15:36

Analysts more bullish than ever on UK stocks in 2024

As we enter 2024, 59% of all analysts’ recommendations are buys and just 8% are sells for constituents of the FTSE 100, the highest and...

Tue, 30/01/2024 - 15:38

AJ Bell funds rebalancing

The AJ Bell funds are managed by the team at AJ Bell Investments, with one aim: helping you invest. We look after the...

Thu, 18/01/2024 - 09:00

Three successful stories from real investors

For many people, starting to invest can feel pretty daunting. Where do you start, and how do you pick what to invest in? And if...

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 18:39

Dividend forecasts sag alongside profit estimates for 2023 and 2024

The FTSE 100 continues to paddle sideways. The UK’s leading index is no higher than twelve months ago or indeed six years ago, a picture...

Thu, 11/01/2024 - 14:26

What could the next general election mean for UK equities?

Given the rate at which prime ministers (and chancellors) seem to come and go, investors may be rightly inclined to avoid second-guessing the result of...

Wed, 10/01/2024 - 16:29