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More choices for income: Why dividend-paying funds still appeal despite better cash rates
With cash savings rates approaching 5% if you’re prepared to lock your money away for a few years, investors are starting to ask if this...
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What earnings from big US companies are saying about markets and the economy
As the US reporting season rolls on, what have we learnt so far about the domestic economy and the global outlook and what challenges are...
Just how safe is your pension amid the current turmoil?
You’d be hard pressed not to pick up a paper without reading about turmoil in pensions at the moment, whether it’s the Bank of...
Boom and bust, where do investors now stand with semiconductor stocks?
In 2021, global semiconductor revenues hit a record 527.9 billion, yet so far, 2022 has been horrible for microchip stocks. Since the end of December...
What exactly is going to happen to the state pension?
Can you tell me what the state pension will be worth next year? I’m trying to plan my spending for next year but there seems...
Revealed: stocks with the most weekly upgrades and downgrades
Using data from Stockopedia Shares has identified those stocks which have the most upgrades and downgrades over the past week.
Among the stocks where analysts...
Why Chinese trusts and funds are hitting new multi-year lows
Holders of funds and trusts investing in China probably woke up on Monday wondering why their holdings had taken such a drubbing overnight.
The sharp...
Markets steady as Sunak becomes PM, but is this the calm before the storm?
UK financial markets gave their verdict on the victory of Rishi Sunak as the next prime minister with 10-year gilt yields dropping 22 basis points...
F&C Investment Trust can help you weather the storm
Visibility is clouded and markets volatile at present, which means portfolio diversification should be the watchword for the cautious investor.
A great way to gain...
How to measure the new chancellor’s progress
South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt is the fourth chancellor in four months. Assuming he remains in place under new prime minister Rishi Sunak he...