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The next generation of Scottish Mortgage stars
After the roaring success of investment trust Scottish Mortgage (SMT) in 2020, fueled by the rocketing share prices of firms such as Tesla...
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Why value shares win when interest rates rise
Since the first successful vaccines were announced in November 2020 value shares have made a huge comeback after many years in the wilderness.
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How can I spot someone trying to scam me?
How can I really know if an investment is legitimate or not? What checks can someone do to reduce the risk of being taken in...
Rising prices: The investments to benefit from a higher cost of living
Investors spent 2020 worrying about Covid-19 but as vaccines rollout and economies begin to gradually reopen, equity markets are getting increasingly jumpy about a new...
Help, I want to start saving for the future
This is the latest part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so we...
Global chip shortage threatens industrial growth forecasts
An unusual and unexpected side effect of the pandemic has been the strain on the global supply chain in manufacturing as products and parts made...
The reaction to Biden’s tax plan is overblown
The latest tranche of Biden’s tax plan is provoking wails of protest on Wall Street. Proposals to boost capital gains tax have prompted warnings of...
Why gold and bonds are rallying
Some regular readers may think it does not take much to puzzle this column at the best of times and there can be no denying that...
RWS merger continues to pay off in spades
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Copper predicted to reach $15,000 as metal hits 10-year high
Copper has been predicted to hit $15,000 per tonne by analysts at Goldman Sachs, up from its current level of around $9,700, as demand soars...