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Great AIM stocks to buy now: the best of the junior market as it turns 30
Thursday 19 Jun 2025Three decades ago, the Alternative Investment Market – or AIM for short – was launched. In this article we take a look back at how it all started, what have been the highs and lows and where it might go from here. Is it still an attractive place for innovative growth companies – described by the...
How our 2025 picks performed in the first half of the year
Thursday 12 Jun 2025Our portfolio picks for 2025 haven’t fared too well in the first half of the year, returning 0.6% compared to a gain of 6.1% from the FTSE All-Share index as of 9 June. It wasn’t all bad news, however, as stocks like defence technology group Cohort (CHRT:AIM) , premium mixer-maker Fevertree Drinks...
Hunting for quality growth in the bombed-out UK mid-cap market
Thursday 12 Jun 2025Companies which sit in the middle of the market capitalisation range, represented in the UK by the FTSE 250 index, by definition have the potential to become the next large-cap leaders. Unlike small caps, mid caps are big enough to have built a stable business supported by a strong balance sheet,...
The FTSE 100 shares outpacing the Nasdaq since 2000
Thursday 12 Jun 2025The Nasdaq 100 index has been one of the best performing indices of the last 25 years, returning 8.8% since January 2000. To put that in pounds and pence, £10,000 invested in the index would now be worth £84,473, even throwing some shade on the broader US stock market in the form of the S&P 500...
Trustpilot is looking to earn investors’ faith by executing on growth ambitions
Thursday 12 Jun 2025If you believe stories that London’s stock market, once the epicentre of global finance, is trapped in a new listings death spiral, then all the more reason to pay attention to the potential stars that have pulled the trigger on IPOs (initial public offerings) in the UK’s capital in recent years...
The future of money: how AI is transforming finance
Thursday 05 Jun 2025Mark Gardner Award for Journalism This award was set up in memory of Mark Gardner, a member of the AJ Bell Media Team who sadly passed away in 2022. Well done to University of Salford student Emily Trelfa who took the £5,000 prize associated with the award – a sum which was supplemented...
Book Review: ‘The Meaningful Money Retirement Guide’, by Pete Matthew
Thursday 05 Jun 2025The bookshelves are full of classic books on investing, some of which we have reviewed in these pages, as well as plenty of books of the ‘How I made a million trading from my sofa’ type, which is not our forte, but we haven’t come across many which focus specifically on retirement and how to...
Dividend growth stars: The companies boosting returns to shareholders
Thursday 05 Jun 2025In an environment where share prices have been volatile, focusing on dividends and those companies which can grow their dividend over time has real merit. The fact these businesses feel confident enough to increase their generosity to shareholders and, in the first place, have the financial...
Why Wickes could be just the job for growth and income seekers
Thursday 05 Jun 2025Warm Easter holiday weather boosted seasonal sales of outdoor and gardening products and encouraged consumers to get out and spend on ‘big-ticket’ projects. Among the beneficiaries was DIY chain Wickes (WIX) , where revenue grew 6.9% in the 17 weeks to 26 April 2025. The specialty retailer...
Exploring the relationship between emerging markets and the dollar
Thursday 29 May 2025A strong dollar is typically a problem for emerging markets and, conversely, when the US currency is relatively weak it is a positive. As the chart shows the inverse correlation (one goes up when the other falls and vice versa) between the Dixie – the US dollar index which measures its value...