How active management can beat the stock market
Leading global stock markets haven’t risen very much over the last 22 years. Despite some peaks and...
Schroder Recovery
Value vs Growth: which is best?
There has been much talk of value investing and growth investing over recent years. But what...
Answering the million-dollar question: is growth or value investing best?
To mark Black Friday, a day of bargains and deals, we’re considering the age-old investment debate:...
Which funds were the winners in the vaccine bounce?
On 9 November 2021, global stock markets rallied in what was termed the ‘vaccine bounce’. Just seven...
Why the Christmas rush in October?
’Tis the season to start Christmas shopping. Yes, really. A recent report from Klarna found that...
Investing in dairy alternatives
Seven months ago, I found out that I’m allergic to dairy. It was a tragic day. I immediately thought...
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...
How to profit from the rise of e-learning
The internet is limitless, or so it seems. It occupies and influences nearly every part of our lives...
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...
UK equity exodus: investors shun the FTSE
According to the Investment Association, the proportion of UK retail investor assets in UK equity...
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...
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...
What fund managers do when stock markets fall
Stock market falls are never a nice experience – seeing your hard-earned savings depleted in value....
What is value investing?
‘Value’ is the name given to investment styles that favour ‘unloved’ companies whose share...
Supermarket sweep – four food retailers Elite Rated managers are backing
Anyone remember Supermarket Sweep? After more than a decade away, it recently returned to our...