Infrastructure trusts have been a saviour to investors

Amid all the gloom and falling markets as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, at least one area of investment seems to be holding up...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


What are stocks and shares?

For first-time investors, continued references in the media to ‘stocks’, ‘shares’ and ‘equities’ might lead you to think that they are all different things. However,...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Finding income in a sea of dividend cuts

This year has seen 233 London-listed companies either cancel, cut or suspend their dividends, principally because of the coronavirus crisis. This is terrible news for...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Lindsell Train’s Japanese fund soars ahead

Michael Lindsell, manager of the £455m Lindsell Train Japanese Equity Fund (0438418), described his reaction at the outperformance of the fund last month as ‘flabbergasted’....

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Insurers start to follow banks with dividend cuts

At the time of writing more than a quarter of the FTSE 100 index has elected to defer, cancel or cut their final dividends for...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Buy Civitas for resilient income credentials

Social housing fund Civitas Social Housing (CSH) has a stable income stream which should underpin its dividend-paying capability through the current uncertainty.

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Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


What do I need to know before I start drawing down on my pension?

After reaching my 60th birthday last month I took the opportunity to crystallise my pension into drawdown, taking my 25% tax-free lump sum in the...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Times are hard for value fund managers

Fund manager Mark Barnett has been removed from investment trust Perpetual Income and Growth (PLI). His strategy, picking under-priced stocks seemingly trading at...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


UK Treasury reported to be considering strategic companies bailout

Having already committed to £330bn of funding, equivalent to 2.3% of GDP, to help businesses get through the current coronavirus lockdown, the UK Treasury may...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Help the coronavirus fight now and profit later

Investors and the general public are going to view many companies in one of two ways once the coronavirus crisis has abated. They will either...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


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