How have bond funds performed in 2020?
Believe it or not, it’s now six months since investors experienced the fastest plunge into a bear...
M&G Strategic Corporate Bond
Investing in cars and carmakers
After my old banger finally bit the dust last week, we spent Saturday car shopping, and I have to...
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...
315 billion reasons to like high yield bonds?
According to Fidelity International, roughly $215 billion of US debt and €100 billion of European...
This time it is different: a stay at home recession
“I have never been so sure that we are going to have a recession.” Those were the first words of...
Father’s Day gift ideas you can purchase or invest in
Father’s Day is this coming weekend and, if your household is anything like mine, while...
Catch up and a cuppa with…. Richard Woolnough
M&G is not only the largest fixed income house in the UK, but it is also home to the most...
How European bonds could be losing you money
Normally, when we invest in a bond, we are giving money to a government or a company as a loan and,...
Dogs, ISAs and taking risk
The first day of spring is here, the cherry blossoms are filling Battersea Park, and daffodils are...
The Elite Rated funds that have (almost) never lost you money
Whenever we look at fund performance, it’s all too easy to become drawn to the portfolios...
UK investors’ stiff upper lip trumps US exuberance
Earlier this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 26,000 for the first time in its...
From the Eiffel Tower to the White House: making money from communications
On 12 January 1908, scientist Lee de Forest made the first long-distance radio message broadcast...
Bonds not built to last: short duration
Most government bonds offer very little in the way of income right now. Richard Woolnough, manager...
When it comes to bonds, investors don’t ask for enough
In a world of ultra-low interest rates, most property owners understand the importance of mortgage...