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The small caps which could succeed where Astra failed
Thursday 03 Aug 2017Cancer treatments are dominating the headlines after at least £10bn was wiped off AstraZeneca ( AZN ) following its failed MYSTIC lung cancer trial on 27 July. AstraZeneca could not prove the combination of durvalumab and tremelimumab immunotherapies was more effective at stopping the progression...
Our Great Ideas are beating the market
Thursday 20 Jul 2017Our Great Ideas section includes our two best investment ideas every week and we are currently beating the market handsomely. We run our list of stocks on a 12-month rolling basis and track the performance of the portfolio against the FTSE All-Share. The latest figures show us up 14% on average...
Three stocks to play the digital healthcare revolution
Thursday 20 Jul 2017In a world where people could live until 100, it is no surprise health services are struggling to treat an ageing population requiring increasing levels of care. One solution to this issue is technology, which could relieve pressure on the NHS by allowing people to have video consultations or help...
What to expect in your first year of investing
Thursday 13 Jul 2017Consumers are feeling the pain from both a rising cost of living as a result of higher inflation and low returns from their savings in the bank. We believe that will result in more people shifting any spare cash into the stock market in an effort to earn a higher return on their money. This article...
Smaller asset managers are looking attractive
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Several of the market’s smaller asset managers have been having a great year on the stock market, putting the spotlight on the companies that run funds rather than individual funds themselves. Investing in asset managers has definite risks, as investor sentiment can change quickly and the barrage...
Buying portfolio insurance
Thursday 08 Jun 2017A large institutional buyer recently spent $120m on portfolio insurance to protect his clients against a market crash. The money has been used to purchase out-of-the-money call options on the VIX with the investment representing about 8.5% of the open interest in these contracts. The VIX or Chicago...
Where in the world are the highest dividend yields?
Thursday 01 Jun 2017Fed up with the low dividends offered by the UK’s largest companies? Why not look further afield as some overseas markets offer dividend yields of above 5%, as we now reveal. Figures produced for Shares show there are several countries around the world offering far superior yields than the UK’s...
Funds to profit from frontier markets
Thursday 04 May 2017Experts say now could be a good time to look at frontier markets if you have an appetite for higher risk investments. The easiest way to get exposure is via investment trusts or funds. Higher risks can equate to higher returns, but there is also a greater chance of losing your money. Therefore...
Becoming an active shareholder
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Imagine yourself sipping a latte and chatting to the CEO of Taylor Wimpey ( TW. ) , Barclays ( BARC ) or HSBC ( HSBA ) . What would you say? Becoming a shareholder of a company gives ordinary people the opportunity to take large corporates to task on issues ranging from executive pay to the...
Our picks are beating the market
Thursday 20 Apr 2017Shares’ ‘Top Ten for 2017’ portfolio has made a positive start to 2017. Our average gain of 11.1% is comfortably ahead of the FTSE All-Share’s 6.2% haul. Our star turn is Ideagen ( IDEA:AIM ) , the compliance-based information management software supplier which has surged 40.1% higher to 90p. The...