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Now is a good time to take a stake in Tesla
Thursday 18 Mar 2021Shares in Tesla put in a storming recovery rally last week, getting back to almost $700 after investors had a February to forget. Since 8 March the stock has ripped 23% higher, adding more than $125 billion to the electric car maker’s market value. That’s the equivalent of mining group BHP’s ( BHP...
Hacking attacks could see surge in cyber insurance claims
Thursday 18 Mar 2021While 2021 has seen investors put Covid in the rear-view mirror, a new threat to businesses has emerged which has put the insurance industry on guard in case it causes a wave of new claims. At the start of March, US software giant Microsoft revealed there were ‘vulnerabilities’ in its Exchange...
Trying to double your money using a £50,000 inheritance
Thursday 18 Mar 2021This is the latest part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so we aim to provide some insights which can help different types of investor from beginners all the way up to experienced market participants. Mary has just inherited...
Vodafone-backed Vantage Towers: it’s all about the income
Thursday 18 Mar 2021When Vodafone ( VOD ) subsidiary Vantage Towers joins the Frankfurt stock market on 18 March it will be one of the biggest IPOs of 2021 so far. Market value estimates run from €12.2 billion to €12.7 billion, based on the expected €24 to €25 stock range. At first glance, this doesn’t look like a...
Bitcoin boom: the pros and cons of putting money into the cryptocurrency
Thursday 11 Mar 2021Bitcoin’s recent surge beyond $50,000 for the first time has reignited intense discussion about the best-known cryptocurrency. Its meteoric rise in recent months has lured in thousands of Millennial investors with dreams of fast profits thanks to the swathe of mobile apps, such as Coinbase, that...
Baillie Gifford yet to show magic touch with Keystone
Thursday 11 Mar 2021It may be early days but so far investment trust Keystone Positive Change ( KPC ) doesn’t seem to have benefited from the magic touch of new manager Baillie Gifford. The asset management firm behind Scottish Mortgage ( SMT ) hasn’t had the instant impact on the trust in the same way it has with...
Evenlode Income goes from hero to zero: time to worry?
Thursday 11 Mar 2021Prior to the pandemic, £3.6 billion Evenlode Income Fund (BD0B7D5) was lauded by various fund experts as a good place to put your money. On a five-year basis, it has been in the top 25% best performing funds for its category, achieving the much sought-after top quartile status. Unfortunately,...
The SPAC trend could hit the UK but is it a good thing?
Thursday 11 Mar 2021There has been much discussion of SPACs, or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, in recent months, but they aren’t a new concept by any means. Back in the 1980s SPACs were known as cash shells, a time and money-saving way for firms to list quickly. They typically came with boards full of highly...
Realising dreams of owning that holiday home in the sun
Thursday 04 Mar 2021This is the second part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so we aim to provide some insights which can help different types of investor from beginners all the way up to experienced market participants. After saving hard for...
Five value stocks we said to buy last year: how have they performed?
Thursday 04 Mar 2021While we regularly look at how our Great Ideas are getting on we have had reader feedback about providing more clarity on the performance of our investment ideas elsewhere in the magazine. This feature will therefore be the first of several in the coming months where we look retrospectively at...