Funds that beat their peers in 2022
2022 has been a difficult year for most asset classes. War in Europe, persistently high inflation...
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Which funds have returned over 10% this year?
Type ‘average return of the global stock market’ into Google, and you’ll see the results are pretty...
A five-minute guide to what is happening in UK equity, bond and currency markets
To say it’s been a momentous week in UK stock, bond, and currency markets, is putting it mildly. The...
Best performing funds in the first half of 2022
As stock and bond markets continue to struggle against a background of high inflation and rising...
Which trust has joined the next generation of dividend heroes?
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) published the latest list of 17 dividend heroes last...
Queen’s platinum jubilee: investments that have stood the test of time
As the UK prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday 6 February 2022,...
Will interest rates ever rise again?
My first ever mortgage was variable, but ‘capped’ at 5.75%. Yes, 5.75%. When I took it out in 1999,...
Inflation: will it stay, or will it go?
Inflation is the buzzword in markets at the moment. Prices have risen 5% year-on-year in the US and...
Are dividends making a comeback?
While global markets have staged a strong recovery since the pandemic lows in March 2020, global...
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...
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...
Five trusts fulfilling their dividend promises to shareholders
Income investors are likely to lose out on billions of pounds in dividends this year, as a cessation...