Watch out for funds with inappropriate benchmarks

Many fund managers insist that investors should judge their performance on a relative basis, rather than absolute. The argument is that fund managers are being...

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Three investment ideas for Lifetime ISAs

Don’t worry if you missed the 30 November deadline to open a Help to Buy ISA to help fund your quest to get on the...

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The case for including investment funds in the Christmas stocking

As it’s now December lots of people will be starting their Christmas shopping in earnest, but before you buy more toys for your children is...

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What are the prospects for oil prices and big oil firms?

On 5 and 6 December oil producers’ cartel OPEC and affiliate nation Russia (often given the shorthand OPEC+) will meet to decide whether or not...

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Activist investor accuses mainstream managers of ‘greenwash’

Activist investor Chris Hohn, founder and manager of The Children’s Investment fund (TCI), has launched a broadside at the asset management industry for not forcing companies...

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Investors ‘may only see small UK market bounce’ on a Tory majority win

The FTSE 250 index may only jump by 5% in a month if there is a Conservative majority after the forthcoming general election, according to...

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Good and bad: how the Tories and Labour could impact your wealth

The general election date is nearing, and all the parties have pledged changes that will impact your personal finances. But how will each party’s policies...

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The small cap fund backing profitable, growing companies

Smaller companies in the UK have been an unloved asset class since the 2016 Brexit vote, yet sentiment has recently started to improve. One savvy...

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Lloyds investors finally rewarded for their patience

Banking group Lloyds (LLOY) has in 2019 enjoyed its best year on the stock market since 2013 in share price terms. It has...

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A five-point plan for emerging markets

The definition of an emerging market has often (jokingly) been a market from which you cannot emerge fast enough when it all goes wrong.

Argentina and...

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