Share pick for 2020: Redrow

Improved prospects for the housebuilding sector driven by more clarity on Brexit means it is time to buy Redrow (RDW) which has quality...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


Top performing funds of 2019

With just a few trading days left to go, 2019 has been good for the markets. As we write the MSCI World index is up...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


Where next for the price of oil and its producers?

OPEC is ending 2019 where it ended last year – on the back foot, trying to support the price of oil with production cuts pushed...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


Why shares soared on the election result

Markets were already pricing in a victory for the Conservatives in the 12 December election but what caught investors on the hop was the scale...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


UK banks rally but misconduct fines still hang over the sector

Shares in high-street banks Barclays (BARC), Lloyds (LLOY), Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Virgin Money (VMUK)...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


A year of celebration as equity markets soar

A year ago this column offered some reassurance to readers that it is normal for markets to both rise and fall and not to give up...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


New Year stock rally predicted by Bank of America

Shares could soar in the first quarter of 2020 according to analysts at Bank of America who predict a ‘risk asset melt-up’.

The bank’s measure...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


What are the next steps for Brexit?

The big majority secured by prime minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party means the UK is almost certain to exit the European Union on...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


‘How does the lifetime allowance test at 75 work?’

My SIPP is currently worth £900,000. If I crystallise the fund into drawdown today, will that mean I avoid a lifetime allowance charge if it...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


Why Sports Direct is going upmarket

Shares in sporting goods giant Sports Direct, which now trade on the stock market as Frasers (FRAS), surged on half-year results (16 Dec)...

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 00:00


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