Experts are feeling more optimistic about Chinese stocks and funds

As the city of Wuhan ends its 11-week quarantine, it seems that life in China is more or less getting back to ‘normal’. Although a...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


Five steps to get your finances recession-proof

If the UK is headed for recession people need to get their finances into shape, cut outgoings and try to save as much as possible...

Thu, 09/04/2020 - 00:00


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


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