Value, inflation, energy and UK smaller companies on the rise in 2021
When it comes to investments, the first half of 2021 has been characterised by four significant...
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The investment trusts delivering inflation-beating dividend growth
‘Dividend hero’ investment companies have grown their dividends to shareholders well ahead of...
Are you a time billionaire?
When I was twenty, I was living in Genoa, Italy. I was on a work placement from university, having...
Will the UK stock market continue to rise?
What an exciting few days we’ve had in the Slator household: play dates in the garden, haircuts all...
Looking for reliable investment income? Try these dividend heroes
After what has been a torrid year for income investors, with UK dividends falling 41%, some good...
Investing our way out of lockdown
Today marks my 51st week of working from home. When I left the office with a few files and some...
An investor’s guide to Christmas gifts
As the countdown to Christmas continues and people everywhere are frantically looking for items that...
Investing in unicorns
2020 has proved anything can happen. Even so, when my eyes glanced over the phrase ‘parade of...
Four investment bargains for Black Friday
This Friday is “Black Friday” and, while the UK is still in lockdown 2.0 and many high street shops...
Was yesterday’s vaccine bounce the start of a Santa rally for value stocks?
Global stock markets bounced yesterday on the news that the first set of results from Pfizer’s phase...
Investment opportunities in Western markets and specialist sectors
With so much going on in the world and different sectors and geographies performing differently,...
Finding exceptional investment trusts without the price tag
“Covid-19 has created a once-in-decade opportunity to pick-up exceptional investment trusts at...
UK equity exodus: investors shun the FTSE
According to the Investment Association, the proportion of UK retail investor assets in UK equity...
94. Why Brexit planning has helped UK firms deal with lockdown
Alex Wright, manager of Fidelity Special Values investment trust, says the disruptions in supply...
Three ways to use an investment trust
Investment trusts are a type of fund. They are a way of pooling your money in one place – but at the...