Top tips for picking a current account

Your current account is usually central to your day-to-day money management, so you need one that reflects the way you like to bank and also...

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What’s the catch with investment trusts yielding above 5%?

Little is more satisfying in investing than receiving a dividend payment from one of your holdings and investment trusts have an excellent track record of...

Thu, 13/02/2020 - 00:00


Stocks and sectors that move the S&P 500 and NASDAQ

When people talk about US stock markets they are usually referring to the Standard and Poors (S&P 500) index. One reason why it’s so popular...

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Sortino ratio: a smart way to measure fund performance

A little known but potentially very useful way to measure the return on an investment received its moment in the spotlight in January 2020 after getting...

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Getting started with investing

Just as the way we work has changed over the last decade, with more of us working ‘remotely’ or in temporary jobs, so the world...

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Investigating the China supply chain risk facing UK firms

The number of deaths from China’s coronavirus has exceeded those from the 2003 SARS outbreak and the restrictions imposed in the country are already wreaking...

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What do I need to know about the Scottish budget?

I know everyone is focused on the main UK Budget next month, but is there anything I need to be aware of from the Scottish...

Thu, 13/02/2020 - 00:00


Why Tesla shares can’t continue to motor

There’s been only one share on the lips of investors over the past week or two; Tesla. The electric car maker seemed to turn a...

Thu, 13/02/2020 - 00:00


Why we still like Tate & Lyle

TATE & LYLE (TATE) 786.6p

Gain to date: 8.2%

Original entry point: Buy at 727.2p, 15 August 2019


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Will the global M&A love-in end in tears?

Readers may beg to differ but this column is pretty sure that it was the Financial Times newspaper’s Barry Riley, in his always-readable Long View piece,...

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