Shares and the stockmarket

Want to get more active in the stock market but lack investment ideas? AJ Bell-owned SHARES magazine has selected 12 shares that it believes to...

Global stock and commodity markets have had a torrid start to the year, while currency markets remain volatile and only Government bonds, the...

After last week’s attempts to learn key lessons from 2015, this column will now turn its attention to the year ahead. In the (unfortunate) absence...

There can be no denying 2015 was an eventful year, even if it left investors in mainstream stocks or bonds, or mainstream stock...

There are more ways to benefit from the fight against climate change than investing in wind farms and solar panel makers. The industry is maturing...

U-turns, new levies on second homes and infrastructure spending plans dominate the headlines after George Osborne’s Autumn Statement and there are a number of things...

Cyber-crime is rarely out of the headlines these days. The list of the household names which have had data stolen by hackers breaking into their...

Generating an income has been an increasingly important objective for many investors. The income available from conventional savings accounts has dwindled to near-zero at a...

This column does not stray Down Under too often, barring an occasional foray into the world of mining, but the A$6.3 billion (£3 billion) bid...

Fans and detractors of this column both point out its trainspotter-ish tendencies, something that will be taken as a compliment whether it is meant as...