The UK stock market has been on the ropes for ages. Clambering to its feet as the referee counts “six! seven!”… …only to get sucker-punched by the next political own goal, pandemic, or inflation scare. Global capital has been pulling money out of UK equities ever since that vote in 2016. British indices have been [...]
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The new short duration linker fund from iShares would be a great portfolio addition, if only we could get it
Should you ever find yourself researching a couple of meme stocks du jour for a long article, plan accordingly. Block out 48 hours – ideally a weekend – and get in the snacks. Warn your significant other you won’t be showering. Type like fury. When I decided a fortnight ago that the more-or-less mutual debuts of Trump [...]
How quickly things can change! Another bumper quarter for global equities has helped to chase the blues away like a glimpse of spring sun. Our Slow & Steady model portfolio has plumped up 3.7% in the last three months. That’s on top of the 7% gain the quarter before that. Overall, annualised returns are now [...]
Bonds and bond funds are taxed differently from equities and from each other. Make sure you don’t incur the wrath of the taxman with our quick guide to the ins and outs.
For years now, returns from the US stock market have thrashed the rest of the world. And yet even as the disconnect between the Land Of The Free Jumbo Upgrade and the rest of us widens, pundits ponder when it will all go wrong. Only this week, veteran market watcher – and sometime bubble-spotter – [...]
You’ve been crying out for a UK ISA, right? I mean, even the investing platforms said they didn’t want one but somebody must have asked for it. Perhaps it was you? Well, you and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who presumably wanted another bone to throw to the electorate. And so the Dad’s Army ISA has marched [...]
Ever read a fund fact sheet and wondered what it all means? We show you how to crack the code.
Why back one speculative fintech when you can run the table on the sector at a potentially bargain price?
The tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April the next year. This means the most crucial UK tax deadline occurs in April. That’s because there are various annual allowances and tax reliefs you need to make the best of to legally mitigate your income tax bill and to stop excessive taxes sapping your [...]