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US small caps: a savvy way to invest in a robust American economy
Thursday 17 Nov 2022Amid all the current turmoil the US economy, thanks in part to its relative energy independence, could fare better than its G7 counterparts. Often when people look to invest in the US they focus on the mega-caps but it’s actually the domestic-oriented small caps which look particularly well placed...
What’s the latest for UK investors holding Russian stocks and funds?
Thursday 17 Nov 2022Nine months on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the fate of many Russia-focused stocks and funds remain up in the air. High profile names have fallen by the wayside – notably Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk. Prevented from selling its gold due to sanctions, the company entered administration...
Slump in net asset value at Scottish Mortgage raises some big questions
Thursday 17 Nov 2022Investors in growth-oriented Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT) seemed to be in forgiving mood last week, sending the shares gently higher despite a slump in returns. The Baillie Gifford-managed trust saw its net asset value per share slide from £10.22 at the start of March to 842p at the end...
Six UK stocks to buy now: markets are starting to recover
Thursday 17 Nov 2022UK equities have had a healthy bounce in the past month with the FTSE 100 index advancing 7.6% and the FTSE 250 rallying 16% since 12 October. The reasons for the sudden about-turn are two-fold – the normalisation of UK government bond yields after they spiked following the political upheaval of...
Discover how to invest in the big automation megatrend transforming our world
Thursday 10 Nov 2022The robots are coming. No, this is not a re-run of Orson Well’s infamous 1938 ‘War of the Worlds’ Halloween radio show prank, but it could be a solution to a productivity conundrum with which mature economies have been grappling for decades. Experts are calling automation an investment megatrend,...
Rain or shine – the defensive stocks that can weather any economic backdrop
Thursday 10 Nov 2022The classic definition of a ‘defensive’ stock is one which provides stable earnings and consistent returns in all market environments, but especially when market conditions are tough. They usually have a big installed customer base, so there is a constant demand for their products or services, and...
Which of the big five tech stocks should you buy now?
Thursday 03 Nov 2022Global investors hoping big tech earnings would come to the rescue of sliding stock markets will have been left disappointed after the latest round of results. The July to September quarter was a huge earnings disappointment for big tech companies and analysts don’t see much relief on the horizon...
Meet the dividend kings: stocks which keep on delivering inflation-busting income
Thursday 03 Nov 2022Among the strategies that can richly reward those investors with a bit of patience is dividend growth investing. At its heart this involves putting money to work in companies that compound their earnings over time and convert a high proportion of profits into the cold, hard cash needed to fund...
Sell-off victims: big earners with the largest drops in valuation over five years
Thursday 03 Nov 2022Higher interest rates have have reduced PE (price to earnings) ratios across the market with the brunt of the damage suffered by highly-rated growth shares. With only one in six stocks in the FTSE-All Share trading above their 200-day moving average, Shares investigates whether some names may...
Discover the UK stocks which are benefiting from the strong dollar
Thursday 03 Nov 2022While US companies struggle with the impact of the strong dollar on their international revenues, FTSE 100 companies which have costs in sterling but record their sales in dollars should be quids in. The dollar may have come back a bit recently but taken on a medium-term view its performance...