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Pension power: will your employer pay into your SIPP?
Thursday 01 Feb 2018Contributing to a pension should be high on everyone’s priorities. These days you will probably be auto-enrolled in the workplace scheme but this option might not suit everybody. If you would like more control, one option is to have a self-invested personal pension (SIPP), a do-it yourself pension...
How rights issues work and the decisions investors need to make
Thursday 25 Jan 2018European cinema operator Cineworld ( CINE ) last week contacted its shareholders to ask if they want to take part in a £1.7bn fundraising to help it buy US rival Regal Entertainment for £2.6bn. Known as a ‘rights issue’, the exercise involves shareholders making the decision whether or not to buy...
10 stocks investors are betting to fall in value
Thursday 25 Jan 2018The collapse of public sector contractor Carillion ( CLLN ) earlier in January 2018 made millions in profit for a handful of investment sceptics. Hedge funds and other sophisticated investors have coined it in through a process called short selling, or shorting. It involves placing a bet that a...
The economic events to watch in 2018
Thursday 21 Dec 2017Q1: WHY US INTEREST RATES HIKES ARE IMPORTANT The US Federal Reserve’s first meeting (31 Jan) and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic outlook in the first quarter of 2018 should offer some insight into what investors can expect in the remainder of the year. Through 2018, several US...
Shares beats the market again
Thursday 21 Dec 2017Our portfolio of picks for 2017 has achieved 10.3% average gain versus 8.8% from the FTSE All-Share. Among the selection, one of our stocks was taken over; one defied the retail sector sell-off to deliver handsome gains; and another has bounced back after a difficult period in 2016, just like we...
Small caps poised for big news in 2018
Thursday 21 Dec 2017By the Shares team Investors are spoiled for choice when it comes to small cap stocks with exciting events. As a taster for what’s to come in 2018, we’ve scoured the markets to look for some of the most interesting activities. Read on to discover 19 stocks either expecting big news in the very near...
FTSE 350 stocks going cheap
Thursday 21 Dec 2017We’ve run some numbers to see which FTSE 350 stocks come out as the cheapest based on three of the most popular valuation metrics. It is important to remember that some stocks will be cheap for a reason, so make sure you always research each one thoroughly before making an investment decision...
The best performing shares of 2017: why they soared and what’s coming next
Thursday 14 Dec 2017MARKET CAP: £1BN & ABOVE IQE +318% To call IQE’s ( IQE:AIM ) share price run this year remarkable still understates the performance. At one stage last month the stock closed at 178.75p. The share price began the year trading at 37.75p. So why has it had an amazing run? Unconfirmed rumours that...
Small cap cyber security stocks are riskier than you think
Thursday 07 Dec 2017The cyber security space is one of the most in-demand UK technology investment themes. Market appetite has been encouraged by a combination of high profile hacking attacks ( TalkTalk ( TALK ) , the NHS, Sony, eBay, Uber; it’s a long list) plus tightening regulations on organisations. For example,...
Why do companies buy back shares?
Thursday 23 Nov 2017Listed companies with strong competitive positions typically have pricing power, which in turn enables them to generate healthy margins and crucially, strong cash flow. This cash can be returned to shareholders through two mechanisms, dividends and share buybacks. Such capital allocation decisions...