Shares and the stockmarket

A swathe of post-Brexit vote property fund suspensions in June and July frayed the nerves of investors, with some commentators drawing doomsday comparisons with the...

It took the best part of 14 months but America’s S&P 500 benchmark equity index finally set a new all-time high this month while US...

Equities have already endured some wild swings in the wake of the shock ‘Leave’ vote in the EU referendum and market conditions could remain choppy...

In the past fortnight or so, a number of open-ended commercial property funds available on the AJ Bell Youinvest platform have suspended trading, instituted fair...

When questioned about the implications of the volatility witnessed in stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and even property over the past two weeks, this column continues...

Why certain stocks crashed, what’s next for investors and how best to position your portfolio.

Investors were taken by surprise on Friday 24 June when the...

What a shock last Friday was. I woke up and the world looked very different.

A fitful night’s sleep had enabled me to keep abreast...

One of the worst hit areas of the stock market following the Brexit vote was the world of property. That encompasses shares in housebuilders, real...

Companies that provide financial services have long been considered attractive investments, particularly for handsome dividends paid by many banks and insurers. Investors now need to...

Brexit threatens to hit UK consumer confidence which is negative for the retail sector. The fall in sterling will be costly for companies that import...