Four defensive areas for your ISA
The UK officially entered recession on Thursday, 15 February 2024*. Although forecasters don’t ex...
Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital
Six specialist areas to add sparkle to your portfolio
While diversified bond and equity funds sit at the heart of most investment portfolios, there is ...
Disco, doors and lawsuit lenders: Our Elite Rated managers on their best stock bargains of 2023
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are retailers’ favourite ways to get us spending fast for the Chris...
286. Will 2024 be the year of the polarised recession?
Dr. Niall O’Connor, manager of SVS Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital, gives a comprehensive over...
How multi-asset funds use investment trusts
What makes my job at FundCalibre so interesting is that we meet many different fund managers who ...
Making money from falling share prices
We had become used to near-zero interest rates for many years, but there’s a strong sense that th...
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Absolute return is one way to go in the current market no man’s land
This article first appeared on portfolio-adviser.com on 11th May 2023 “Volatility is the price of...
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Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital: update from the manager, May 2023
May 2023 | Sam Slator interviews Dr. Niall O’Connor, manager of Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capita...
Which were the most unpopular sectors this year?
Fund sectors will go in and out of favour due to a whole host of reasons. It could be due to conc...
Inflation is now ‘deeply entrenched’ in the UK economy
When we last spoke to Dr. Niall O’Connor, manager of Brooks Macdonald Defensive Capital, in Novem...
A beginner’s guide to corporate bond markets
I’m just going to say it: bonds are boring, stock markets are exciting. Why? Because stocks are a...
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From dirty word to saving grace?
This article first appeared on Octomembers.com on 23 May 2022 It feels as though concerns about t...
Why a good investment is like picking the right squad
It’s one of the biggest events on the football calendar. The Champion’s League final takes place ...
How responsible are your investments?
Over the past few years, investors have started to focus not just on investment returns, but on h...
Five things keeping investors awake at night
Why is it that problems always seem worse at night? As soon as the lights go out, and there are n...