Will the Chinese year of the Rat be prosperous?
The Chinese year of the Earth Pig was a pretty good one for investors in the country’s stock market:...
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After a record-setting year, will US equities continue to rise in 2020?
Last year, US stocks had their best year since 2013: the S&P 500 Index rose more than 30% in...
Can technology bring about a new era of globalisation?
Making it cheaper to trade goods across borders was deemed to be an unquestionable good at the start...
Bagging a bargain: five trusts on a discount
It’s January, and today that means one of three things: being ‘dry’, being vegan, or going sales...
Five funds for 2020
After the dramatic stock market falls during the last few months of 2018, global markets were...
Investment takeaways from 2019 and the best performing funds
January had a rocky a start. Stock markets around the world – worried that the US central bank would...
Investments making it on to Santa’s nice list
Benjamin, our Elf on the Shelf, is back. Tasked with watching over my children’s behaviour in the...
Black Friday: who benefits from the shopping bonanza?
UK shoppers are planning to spend an average of £224 each in this year’s Black Friday Bonanza,...
Automobiles: still driving investment returns?
The auto industry isn’t very popular right now. Ever since the VW emissions scandal, it’s been under...
Can you make a fast buck from fast food?
From Burger King’s new meat-free Whopper, to McDonanld’s disgraced CEO, and KFC opening its first...
A 60-second guide to a Christmas Election
If Christmas shopping and office parties weren’t already enough to think about, Prime Minister Boris...
Investing in airports: concessions, flight shaming and electric planes
“Modern airports are essentially shopping malls with a landing strip, with the added feature that...
Catchup and a cuppa with….. Jeremy Gleeson
Jeremy Gleeson has been managing the AXA Framlington Global Technology fund for the past 12 years....
Catch up and a cuppa with Kenny Watson and Aitken Ross
Liontrust Monthly Income Bond doesn’t have the word ‘sustainability’ in its title,...
Speed-dating: seven Elite Rated managers open up their investment hearts
Earlier this week we co-hosted one of our popular speed-dating events – but, as usual, romance...