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Why multi-asset funds could be the answer to confused investors
Thursday 28 Sep 2017Making investment decisions is fraught with difficulties as there are many factors that can impact potential returns. Sometimes investors just want to put their money into an investment fund and let the fund manager do the hard work. Yet even picking the right fund can be a headache. It is easy to...
How to invest in wood
Thursday 14 Sep 2017Investing in timber could disprove the old adage that money doesn’t grow on trees. Gaining exposure to the timber industry doesn’t mean buying a patch of forest in a distant location. A far more accessible way to tap into this trade is by investing in the shares of companies which produce pulp or...
Three global funds to strengthen your ISA or SIPP
Thursday 07 Sep 2017Having a broad range of assets can be very important, particularly if you are still trying to create the building blocks of your investment portfolio. Making sure they are spread across a range of geographies is equally important. After all, it is rare that economies are performing well in every...
Lifting the lid on the UK’s most popular funds
Thursday 31 Aug 2017Unless you are an expert, it can be very hard to know which actively-managed funds from a group of 1,000+ are best suited to your needs. Inevitably many investors will simply pick the ones other people are buying, assuming these are popular for good reason. As such, a good chunk of investors across...
What an income fund shake-up means for you
Thursday 24 Aug 2017Investors searching for income may need to take a closer look at their Equity Income funds, based on research by Sanlam UK. The wealth management firm has published its bi-annual Income Study and warns that changes to the sector could leave some investors disappointed. Earlier this year the...
Bold recovery calls can bring big rewards
Thursday 17 Aug 2017Whatever the market backdrop there will be stocks which or recovery situations or management change stories that could potentially result in big returns. Recovery investing can be a risky endeavour, which is why it is so helpful to harness the expertise of fund managers. Among the best-known...
High yields via renewable energy funds
Thursday 10 Aug 2017Investing in renewable energy does not mean sacrificing gains to ease one’s conscience. It’s a growing sector that appeals as much to the red blooded capitalist as it does to the hardened environmentalist. While the ESG (environmental, social and governance) tag gets bandied around quite often lest...
Join the 20% club
Thursday 03 Aug 2017Like a number of investment platforms AJ Bell Youinvest offers a list of ‘favourite funds’ to help you narrow down your selections from the thousands of options available to you. There are 72 active and passive funds to choose from, all selected with the help of investment consultant Square Mile,...
Funds for all market conditions
Thursday 27 Jul 2017Long/short funds consist of two separate components. There is the ‘long’ book that contains the holdings that the manager expects to deliver the most upside, and the ‘short’ book that consists of the shares that they think are most likely to fall in value. Using derivatives such as CFDs allows the...
Does a fund need more than one person to run it?
Thursday 13 Jul 2017T wo heads are better than one, the old adage goes – but when it comes to investing in funds, it could be more of a case of ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’ in terms of the people looking after your money. There are more than 2,000 funds available for UK investors to put their money into and each...