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How investors including people in retirement should deal with 7% inflation
Thursday 21 Apr 2022Inflation hit a 30-year high of 7% in March and there are expectations the cost of living will surge even higher in April. The extent of the impact of rising prices on savers and retirees will depend on a range of factors including income, spending patterns and how long spiralling prices persist...
A complete exit from Russia is likely to cost companies dearly
Thursday 21 Apr 2022Just when it seemed as if Russia’s standing in the international community couldn’t sink any lower, evidence of war crimes in Ukraine has seen the US and its allies take an even tougher line. As well as imposing harsher sanctions on Russian banks and state-owned enterprises, the US has proposed a...
Looking for an ESG investment? They tend to fall into six different baskets
Thursday 14 Apr 2022The performance of funds with an ESG (environmental, social and governance) focus has taken a bit of a turn for the worse of late. The average global ESG fund has returned 6.6% over the last 12 months to 5 April, compared to 8.7% from the typical non-ESG fund, according to data from Morningstar...
Is your favourite investment trust in safe hands?
Thursday 14 Apr 2022Experience counts in the asset management industry and in a phenomenal achievement, Peter Spiller ( pictured ) recently celebrated his 40th anniversary at the helm of wealth preservation specialist Capital Gearing Trust ( CGT ) . The mind boggles when you consider that during his four decades as...
Stocks and funds which could power up on nuclear's glowing prospects
Thursday 14 Apr 2022One of the biggest takeaways from the UK’s new ‘Energy Security Strategy’ announced on 7 April was that nuclear power would be a crucial part of the Government’s plan for secure and sustainable energy. The issue has become particularly pressing amid surging energy costs and the impact of Russia’s...
Why there is more to come from AstraZeneca as its shares hit a new record high
Thursday 14 Apr 2022Shares in pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca ( AZN ) are trading at a record high and it is battling Shell ( SHEL ) to be the largest company by value on the UK stock market. There are plenty of reasons to expect shareholders to receive further rewards in time, given a packed schedule of new...
Make your money work harder: invest your cash to stop it being eaten away by inflation
Thursday 14 Apr 2022We all like to have some cash put aside for a rainy day, but if you have more than you reasonably need to meet most contingencies you really need to think about investing the surplus. With inflation running high you need to get more from your money than simply leaving it sitting in cash. Inflation...
This is why shares in ITV have been a bad investment for years
Thursday 14 Apr 2022Being a shareholder in media group ITV ( ITV ) has been quite a rollercoaster ride. Between 1991 and 2000 the shares enjoyed a stellar run, moving from circa 27p to nearly 10 times higher at 269p. They subsequently fell back a lot, bumbled along and then fell some more. It wasn’t until after...
Invest with confidence - four funds which make a perfect portfolio
Thursday 07 Apr 2022There are lots of great actively managed funds for investors to choose from but even the best fund managers in the business fail to outperform the market each and every year. In fact, recent history has taught us that the fortunes of even the most revered professional stock pickers can suffer...
European shares tend to do well when the US raises interest rates... not this time?
Thursday 07 Apr 2022History suggests European stocks can do well when the US goes through a cycle of raising interest rates, such as we are seeing now. Analysis by Goldman Sachs finds the MSCI Europe share index achieved a 16% annualised return during such periods. On this basis you might think Europe is a great place...