Investing in Christmas spirits
With the world’s most expensive bottle of ‘plonk’ – a Screaming Eagle Cabernet 1992 – selling...
ES R&M UK Recovery
An investor’s guide to Christmas gifts
As the countdown to Christmas continues and people everywhere are frantically looking for items that...
Finding exceptional investment trusts without the price tag
“Covid-19 has created a once-in-decade opportunity to pick-up exceptional investment trusts at...
Investing in airlines and airports
It’s August. Airports around the world would typically be bustling with passengers heading off on...
Investing in cars and carmakers
After my old banger finally bit the dust last week, we spent Saturday car shopping, and I have to...
Everything millennials need to know about a recession
Raise your hand if you’ve heard something like: “The UK is facing its deepest recession yet” or...
Lockdown money lessons: diary of a 45 year old mum
I won’t lie. Working from home whilst simultaneously trying to home school two children hasn’t been...
Bank bonds: more popular than bank shares
Once the mainstay of most equity income portfolios, banks have had a torrid time over the past 10...
Moving house: uncovering investment potential
I’m sure someone, somewhere has done some research proving that moving house is stressful. It’s not...
Stay in growth, holiday in value?
According to Kevin Murphy, co-manager of Schroder Income fund, there are two environments in which...
Unlocking the housing market: pent-up investment potential?
The UK housing market began its lockdown easing last month, with people in England once again...
The changing face of the UK stock market
In what could be one of the biggest shake-ups of the FTSE 100 in the past decade, Easyjet, Carnival,...
70: The best buying opportunity for 30 years
The stock market falls in February and March were so fast and so deep that Hugh Sergeant, manager of ES R&M UK Recovery fund, says this is the best opportunity to buy value stocks in his 30-year career – the key is simply to work out which companies can survive. In this podcast he tells us about new holdings he has bought including WH Smith,...
Growth vs value: how much are you willing to pay?
On the whole, I don’t think lockdown has been too difficult for us – and it’s certainly been...
Topping up my ISA with money saved in lockdown
It’s week three of lockdown in the UK, with many working from home well before that. But it still...