Investment Articles

The FTSE 100’s dash to a new intra-day all time high of 7,130 in early October may remain a source of bafflement to many investors,...

Stand aside pensions – ISAs are the new kid in town. That seemed to be the conclusion of a report published by the...

​​Unilever’s clash with Tesco over the price of Marmite, ice-cream and other household products brings the issue of the pound’s decline and its...

Former Chancellor George Osborne’s Lifetime ISA looks set to become part of the long-term savings landscape after the Government belatedly published draft legislation setting...

In early October, while on a trip to the USA, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced that the Government would again try to sell...

On the retirement income battlefield, one war has waged more fiercely than any other – pensions versus property. Property evangelists insist you’d be better off...

A series of drops in US oil inventories and the announcement that OPEC’s late-September Algerian summit could lead to production cuts are boosting the oil...

You’ll often hear financial experts extol the virtues of saving early and often for your retirement. But what you might not be aware of is...

Taken in aggregate, profit and dividend forecasts can give a feel for whether one equity market looks cheap or expensive relative to another, or relative...

Tax relief on the block?

The Sword of Damocles once again hangs over pension tax relief. Investors are by now well used to the usual...

Even the most diligent person can lose track of things from time to time. I’m sure most of you have forgotten to note a meeting...

The £24.3 billion, cash only acquisition of UK microchip designer ARM by Japan's Softbank was officially sealed on 5th September, removing a high quality technology...

A sell-off in global stocks on Friday 9 September – the most violent move in either direction for a good couple of months – was...

Any investors who followed the old market maxim “Sell In May” will be cursing, as equity, bond and commodity markets generally look and feel bouncy...

“Should I pay for professional advice or go it alone?” Even the savviest investor will likely ask themselves this question as they approach the complex...