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Gold at $4,000: What it would take for the precious metal to hit this milestone
Thursday 17 Apr 2025In mid-February we posited the idea that gold might hit $3,000 per ounce in the not-to-distant future, and within a month the precious metal had pushed through this level. After sharing in the broader sell-off which followed ‘Liberation Day’, gold has begun to shine once more and in this article we...
What to think about when markets are volatile in the run-up to your retirement
Thursday 17 Apr 2025The recent volatility in the global stock markets triggered by Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement may have panicked people approaching retirement or already in drawdown. For those who are still more than a decade away from retirement, they can sit tight and not be too fazed by short-term...
Dialling down the risk as tariff fears stalk markets
Thursday 10 Apr 2025The sweeping tariffs unveiled by president Donald Trump on 2 April 2025, dubbed ‘Liberation Day’ by the administration, have significantly impacted financial markets, seemingly disrupting decades of economic norms, at least in the short term. We discuss the details and initial market reaction...
What the experts are saying about the tariff-driven selling
Thursday 10 Apr 2025M ark Hawtin, head of Liontrust global equities team: ‘We can understand why markets have reacted as they have because, if fully enacted, the tariffs have far-reaching impacts and many unintended consequences. Trump is single-handedly meting out huge cost problems on the iconic brands created in...
How two Czech billionaires are planning to dominate the UK’s postal locker market
Thursday 03 Apr 2025With online sales rising to 30% of all retail sales last year, according to the Office for National Statistics, there are more parcels than ever ending up on people’s front doorsteps. This has created an opportunity for unscrupulous criminals to steal goods from unsuspecting citizens who may not be...
Are ISA investors more adventurous than SIPP investors?
Thursday 03 Apr 2025On paper, you might think ISA investors are likely to be more risk-tolerant than SIPP investors. After all, if you own a SIPP you are actually managing your own pension so surely you aren’t going to take big risks with your financial future? On the other hand, ISAs are a good way to shelter capital...
Balancing growth & income in retirement
Thursday 03 Apr 2025Final salary workplace pensions are slowly becoming a thing of the past, according to figures from the PPF (Pension Protection Fund) and the Pension Regulator, with only 1,013 of the UK’s 6,400 schemes still open to employees. As a result, more people are having to provide for themselves in the run...
Emerging markets: China plays catch-up and Indian consumer stocks rebound
Thursday 27 Mar 20251. China plays catch-up: Chinese startup DeepSeek has sparked a wave of renewed optimism for domestic technology stocks. China’s progress toward technological self-reliance comes even as the country is denied access to advanced chips. Share prices of Chinese internet companies reacted positively to...
Discover more about the big listed Indian consumer names
Thursday 27 Mar 2025Despite a recent retrenchment Indian consumer stocks have still outpaced a buoyant wider domestic stock market over the medium term, supported by an emergent middle class in the country. On a three-year view the MSCI India Consumer Discretionary index has delivered an annualised return of 16.3%...
Forever stocks for your ISA
Thursday 27 Mar 2025The benefits of a stocks and shares ISA are best measured over the long term. Investors should look to get rich slowly through the power of compounding. Compounding describes the process whereby investment returns themselves generate future gains. The value of an investment can increase...