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Is appetite waning for property bonds?
Thursday 25 Jul 2019Property bonds can offer a high yield and tend to be secured against physical property assets, yet sentiment is weak towards most parts of the real estate market in the UK. The money put up by investors for property bonds is used to build properties with investors either getting their return when...
Thomas Cook investors in a spin as they brace for debt-for-equity pain
Thursday 18 Jul 2019Debt-for-equity swaps are rarely good news for shareholders despite potentially keeping the lights on in a business. That matters for anyone owning stock in holiday seller Thomas Cook ( TCG ) as they are now facing this situation and therefore need to understand what debt-for-equity really means...
Inheritance tax review questions AIM IHT perk
Thursday 11 Jul 2019Many people invest in certain types of AIM stocks for their inheritance tax (IHT) benefits, however an adviser to the UK Government has questioned whether the tax perk is still necessary. Withdrawing the IHT benefit could prompt many investors, including a large number of wealth managers, to sell...
Will the market’s good mood last?
Thursday 04 Jul 2019US President Donald Trump’s apparently constructive meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is setting a positive tone for the second half of 2019. As we write the FTSE 100 is back above 7,500 and in the US the S&P 500 hit a new record high and moved close to the 3,000 level. But just...
Don’t hitch a ride with newly-listed Trainline
Thursday 27 Jun 2019Train and bus ticket seller Trainline ( TRN ) is the latest ‘app’ or ‘platform’ business to see its shares soar upon making its stock market debut. Investors appear to be treating Trainline as if it is the latest in a long line of modern, disruptive companies. This could be a mistake. It isn’t a...
How bad is the rain for soft drinks firms?
Thursday 20 Jun 2019The UK soft drinks industry could be crying into its hands at the state of this summer’s weather. A washout June is disaster territory for the sector, particularly as last year was boosted by an unprecedented amount of sunshine and high temperatures which lasted for most of the summer. Drinks...
Can you trust your fund manager?
Thursday 13 Jun 2019The Woodford fund debacle has triggered a thousand articles about how a single investment product has not lived up to its hype, and how currently investors across the country are barred from cashing out of the fund if they so wish. The significant amount of media attention is likely to lead some...
Helping children to develop important money skills
Thursday 06 Jun 2019Last week I attended a social gathering where a five-year-old boy was commanding the attention of a large group of people. He was asking them to perform magic tricks which inevitably resulted in a coin appearing behind someone’s ear or underneath their foot. The audience were scrambling around for...
Why it is worth getting excited about these stock market stars
Thursday 30 May 2019Its easy to get sucked into the noise about uncertainty in the UK created by Brexit and the impact this is having on the markets. This is clearly a live issue, and no-one would deny it is having a tangible impact on market and business confidence. However, there are still lots of excellent and...
Helping you find the best sources of income
Thursday 23 May 2019Income is highly desired by investors but it not always easy to find sustainable dividends. This week’s edition of Shares dives into this theme and looks at income choices from the perspective of three different product classes: shares, exchange-traded funds and investment trusts. We’ve analysed...