Is there early pension access for the terminally ill?

I’ve just been diagnosed with a terminal illness and may not be around this time next year. I am 59 and have a workplace pension....

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


World index hits new all-time high on US stimulus hopes

With markets approaching the one-year anniversary of their pre-Covid-highs, it might seem surprising that the MSCI All Countries World index, the benchmark most used by...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


Why we got it wrong on Lloyds, Cineworld and Ricardo

Investing successfully is hard. It takes discipline, courage and graft, and even with bags of these qualities, there will still be mistakes and misjudgments.

Some...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


Why the inflation debate is more than just hot air

There is a general rule that the most vituperative arguments are those that take place between academics, because the stakes (and the implications for the...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


Six potential takeover targets as M&A heats up

UK firms have been subject to around £28 billion of mergers and acquisitions deals so far in 2021, the highest level since 2009 according to data...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


Credit-scoring firm should repay the patient investor

Experian (EXPN) £26.40

Loss to date: 14%

Original entry point: Buy at £30.69, 15 October 2020


Our buy on Experian (...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


Ocado delivers on growth at the expense of short-term earnings

Ocado (OCDO) £26.63

Gain to date: 15.7%

Original entry point: Buy at £23.01, 23 December 2020


Online supermarket firm Ocado (...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


The retail giant with a chance of beating Amazon

A  share price pause for breath at the world’s biggest retailer Walmart presents a buying opportunity ahead of fourth quarter results on 18 February. These should...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


The UK stocks riding the latest bitcoin surge

In the few short weeks of 2021 to date a theme of unconventionality seems to be taking hold in the markets. No sooner had the...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


Travel stocks could slump if summer holiday surge doesn’t happen

Almost since the pandemic began both holidaymakers and travel companies circled summer 2021 as the period when we could finally get away again, but recent...

Thu, 11/02/2021 - 00:00


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