• 18 February 2026

    Out-of-favour stocks with quietly accelerating earnings

    Stock prices can move around quite a lot in the short term, usually driven by emotional factors and popular narratives.

    This is one of the reasons why stocks trend, both up and down, with strong/weak price momentum creating a positive feedback loop, leading to further gains/losses.

    However, it is always worth remembering investor Terry Smith’s...

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  • 18 February 2026

    How I invest: taking responsibility for managing the pension pot

    For the past few decades, Ian’s life has been a whirl of raising two children with his wife and trekking up the corporate ladder to become a chief technology officer, while fitting in a few nice holidays along the way.

    But now, he’s taking some well-deserved rest. Ian is in his late 50s and both of his children have flown the nest to start...

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  • 17 February 2026

    Trainline shares have gone off the rails: can they get back on track?

    Towards the end of 2024, Trainline was chugging along quite nicely. Finally trading solidly above the 350p at which its 2019 IPO was priced after years of ups and downs. The company having been heavily disrupted by the pandemic and facing undulating concern over competitive threats.

    Then, on 4 December 2024, news of the Labour Government’s Great...

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  • 17 February 2026

    Is it worth chasing the best savings rate or should I just pick and stick?

    Ask the experts. Laura Suter is on hand to answer your personal finance questions. If you’d like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now .

    I know that lots of people will move their savings around each time a new top deal lands, to get the most from their savings, while other people leave it sitting in their current account or...

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  • 16 February 2026

    My daughter’s in the Navy — where should she start with her pension?

    Ask the experts. Rachel Vahey is here to answer questions on pensions. If you’d like a question considered for a future edition send it in now .

    My daughter has just completed her first year in the Navy and is considering setting up a personal pension because she has an excess of cash, what can you suggest?

    I have a SIPP with you but not sure I...

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