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The SPAC trend could hit the UK but is it a good thing?
Thursday 11 Mar 2021There has been much discussion of SPACs, or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, in recent months, but they aren’t a new concept by any means. Back in the 1980s SPACs were known as cash shells, a time and money-saving way for firms to list quickly. They typically came with boards full of highly...
Realising dreams of owning that holiday home in the sun
Thursday 04 Mar 2021This is the second part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so we aim to provide some insights which can help different types of investor from beginners all the way up to experienced market participants. After saving hard for...
Five value stocks we said to buy last year: how have they performed?
Thursday 04 Mar 2021While we regularly look at how our Great Ideas are getting on we have had reader feedback about providing more clarity on the performance of our investment ideas elsewhere in the magazine. This feature will therefore be the first of several in the coming months where we look retrospectively at...
How Lifetime ISAs could help you buy a property sooner than you think
Thursday 04 Mar 2021A Lifetime ISA is a flexible, affordable way for young people to save for their first home, or for an income in later life. You can open one if you’re between 18 and 39 years old. In this article we will look at the main features of a Lifetime ISA and illustrate using a hypothetical scenario how...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 25 Feb 20211. Emerging markets (EMs) outpaced developed markets in 2020, with the gap widening further in January, reversing a period of underperformance and fund outflows. This is reflective of the fact that many companies, particularly those in East Asia, successfully managed their business operations...
The final frontier of investing
Thursday 25 Feb 2021Most people will be familiar with the term emerging markets but what about frontier markets? These are the countries like Sri Lanka and Croatia which sit in the category just below ‘emerging’. Markets are placed in one of three categories – developed, emerging, or frontier – based on criteria such...
Why do fund managers lend stock to short sellers?
Thursday 25 Feb 2021Why do institutional investors such as fund managers lend shares to people who are betting that a share price will fall? I understand they receive a fee but won’t the shares on loan be worth less when they are returned? How does that support their main objective which is (presumably) to provide...
Funds, investment trusts and ETFs that pay dividends every month
Thursday 18 Feb 2021Having worked hard for decades and squirrelled away money for later life, once in retirement individuals need to find a way of generating an income to replace the money that used to come from pay packets. The state pension is a useful source of income but for many it isn’t enough to pay the bills...
Creating a plan to invest cash saved during lockdown
Thursday 18 Feb 2021This is the first part in a regular series in which we will provide an investment clinic based on hypothetical scenarios. By doing so we aim to provide some insights which can help different types of investor from beginners all the way up to experienced market participants. The 43-year-old already...
1 year since the market crash: What’s changed and are there any bargain stocks left?
Thursday 18 Feb 2021Despite all the upheaval of the past year, anyone glancing at the financial markets today might find it hard to believe investors were in the throes of despair 12 months ago. Following the global markets crash in February 2020, the recovery has been spectacular. The US Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500...