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The new trusts planning to shake up the infrastructure space
Thursday 28 Oct 2021Infrastructure has been a popular area to invest in recent years but it is known for its reliable long-term income streams rather than being particularly dynamic or growth focused. However, two new vehicles could shake up infrastructure’s rather staid reputation assuming they join the market as...
What conclusions can we draw from the THG disaster
Thursday 21 Oct 2021It’s hard to think of a more disastrous investor event than THG’s ( THG ) capital markets day (12 Oct). This was supposed to be an opportunity to reignite excitement around the company’s Ingenuity e-commerce platform but it backfired spectacularly, prompting a 35% intra-day plunge in the shares. On...
UK sell-off: looking for stocks that have been unfairly sold down
Thursday 14 Oct 2021Look beyond the headline indices and you’ll see some brutal damage to investment portfolios over the past month or so. While the FTSE All-Share index, which is a good representation of the UK stock market, is down 2.4% since its year-to-date peak on 6 September, Shares has found that 502 London-...
Inflation isn’t going away soon: how to protect your portfolio
Thursday 07 Oct 2021The inflation story is not going away. In recent sessions we’ve seen an increasing number of companies talk about pressure on profit margins from rising costs and they are going to do everything they can to pass that on to the end customer. Investors must therefore think hard about their portfolio...
The role of renewables trusts in the energy crisis
Thursday 30 Sep 2021One reason why Europe is facing an energy crisis is that renewables power generation fell short of expectations after a summer which was neither sufficiently windy nor sunny. While this reveals one of the limitations of solar and wind power and has provided a reminder of the continuing role of...
Gas, shipping, coal: hot themes drive investors wild
Thursday 23 Sep 2021Investors have been spoiled for themes that could act as share price catalysts of late. Sometimes you need to act quickly as often the big share price movements have already been made before the theme hits the mainstream news. That shouldn’t stop you looking, as many trends can remain intact for...
2021: boom year for investments
Thursday 16 Sep 2021Equity funds have taken in more money in 2021 ($1 trillion) than in the previous 20 years combined ($0.8 trillion), according to Bank of America. For many individuals who first invested after the global financial crisis of 2008/2009, stock markets may have seemed an easy place to make money. Indeed...
Ways to beat the FTSE 100’s 3.2% income yield
Thursday 09 Sep 2021The income hurdle for UK investors to beat is 3.2%, which is the prospective yield from the FTSE 100 according to Stockopedia data. Buying a simple FTSE 100 tracker fund will give you access to the index and therefore the yield. But how easy it is to beat this figure? It’s simple if you’ve got time...
Too soon to consider buying into Chinese sell-off
Thursday 02 Sep 2021The sell-off in various Chinese stocks has been one of the big investment stories of the year. The threat of regulatory interference from China was quietly bubbling away as 2021 began, but few people thought it would blow up to become such a major force on the markets. China-related products were...
The questions buybacks pose for investors
Thursday 26 Aug 2021In recent months the practice of companies buying their own shares has made a comeback. Insurance firm Aviva ( AV. ) was the latest to add its name to a growing list which includes Diageo ( DGE ) , Unilever ( ULVR ) and BP ( BP. ) . On 12 August Aviva announced a £750 million buyback as part of...