magazine 11 Jun 2020

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Four funds for retirement: Why you need to think about income and spreading risk after leaving working life behind.

Also this week: what to learn from the surge in US stocks, the impact of coronavirus on the housing market and big cuts to corporate capital expenditure.

Fundsmith has been investing in Nike, so find out what’s appealing about the US sportswear giant.

A reader explains how they are rebuilding their ISA after spending most of their savings on house renovations.

Shares looks at the differences between ETFs and tracker funds, and it debates the importance of conducting good maintenance on an investment portfolio.

Keeping your investments well balanced is easier than it sounds if you follow some basic principles

After using his savings to do up the house, Duncan from London is looking to take advantage of any market pullbacks as he targets a new investment goal

Quarantine rules to hit airline recovery, while International Consolidated Airlines staff moves could lead to a lower ESG ranking

Easy money and a ‘jam tomorrow’ narrative have encouraged investors to speculate

Over the last five years AstraZeneca’s shares have almost doubled while Gilead’s have dropped by a third

Spending will be massively reeled in in areas like oil, retail, travel and transport with far-reaching consequences

Exchange-traded funds and tracker funds do similar things, but there’s important differences investors need to understand

Why income matters and why you need to spread your investments

The case for following in fund manager Terry Smith’s footsteps

What the pandemic meant for moving house and what could be in store

A rapid recovery in the commodity is unlikely to be the end to an up and down period for prices

Scotland-based software firm will be a winner from digital streamlining

Company’s services likely to be in greater demand as economy slows

The business advisory firm continues to grow through the crisis

Readers can take a book a quick return on the roadside convenience retailer

Looking at the reasons behind London-listed stocks' underperformance relative to global peers

Our resident expert on pensions helps with a retirement-related query