Funds and trackers


What do the BlackRock fee cuts mean for the Favourite funds list?

BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with around $7tn in assets under management. The majority of this is in passive (also...

Mon, 19/08/2019 - 09:07


10 lessons to learn from Woodford

News of Woodford’s fund suspension has dominated lately and while investors in his fund can only wait out the suspension for now, there are some...

Tue, 09/07/2019 - 10:49


How to play gold if the precious metal’s price really starts to shine

The prospect of looser central bank policy, concerns over global growth and unrest in the Middle East are all giving gold a boost, thanks to...

Tue, 25/06/2019 - 17:11


Woodford fund suspension: what you need to know

It was the investing news that launched a thousand headlines. On Monday, the struggling Woodford Equity Income Fund suspended its trading. How did it...

Fri, 07/06/2019 - 11:50


Shares magazine: what happens next for holders of Woodford funds?

We explain how investors are affected by news of a fund suspension and an investment trust sell-off

If you've invested in funds managed by Neil...

Fri, 07/06/2019 - 11:39


Brexit-proofed funds for ISAs

Tuesday's defeat of Theresa May’s Brexit deal confirms investors continue to face a period of uncertainty as they approach the important tax year end...

Wed, 13/03/2019 - 16:18


We've refreshed our Favourite funds list

At AJ Bell Youinvest, we're proud to offer a huge range of possible investments – including over 2,000 funds and shares from 24 markets. But...

Tue, 11/09/2018 - 10:00


Why commodities’ stale performance looks odd in 2017

One intriguing trend of note this year is the turgid performance of the Bloomberg Commodities index, a basket of 22 raw materials, encompassing energy, industrial...

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 09:24


Three quick tests to make sure the US stock market isn’t a turkey

A relentless series of new all-time highs in benchmark stock indices such as the Dow Jones Industrials, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite mean that America’s...

Thu, 30/11/2017 - 14:17


How to assess whether infrastructure funds can be a useful portfolio asset

The concrete word “infrastructure” is regularly bandied about in conversations that cover the more nebulous term “productivity,” as economists and analysts alike try to fathom...

Wed, 22/11/2017 - 10:15


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