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Investing on a budget: these simple steps could help you build wealth in no time
Thursday 08 Jun 2023All great investors have to start somewhere and that can be the £5 note in your pocket or the £20 cheque you got for your birthday. Once you’ve opened an investment account, it’s all about getting into the habit of adding money on a regular basis and letting it go to work in the markets. Some...
Next generation of electric vehicles: discover the challengers rivalling Tesla
Thursday 08 Jun 2023The shift from petrol-powered engines to electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the biggest changes any of us are likely to see in our lifetimes. We all know that EVs are the future of day-to-day transportation. They are simpler to manufacture than their internal combustion engine predecessors, allow...
Property stocks and funds: why now is the time to buy
Thursday 01 Jun 2023We suggested at the start of 2023 that commercial property stocks could prove to be a good bet this year, with valuations offering significant upward reversion potential from their depressed levels and dividend yields at the top end of their historic range. While valuations have improved slightly,...
Boohoo’s share price has collapsed. Time to buy?
Thursday 01 Jun 2023As the ugly-looking chart illustrates, shares in online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo ( BOO:AIM ) are down 48% over one year and 80% over five years. Having enjoyed a boom during the pandemic, the shares have since retreated after a reversal of Covid trends and the return of consumers to brick and...
Artificial intelligence: the stocks using it to their advantage
Thursday 25 May 2023There is no hotter area to invest in today than artificial intelligence, or AI as it is commonly known. Ever since OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm, investors have been racing to find winners from this explosive trend. Corporate leaders, meanwhile, have been scrambling to prove to investors...
Discover how these two technical indicators can make you money and two shares to buy now
Thursday 25 May 2023So-called ‘technical’ investors study charts to look for patterns which can signal when to buy and sell a share. At the other end of the spectrum is ‘fundamental’ analysis which seeks to understand the intrinsic value of a business by examining its profit, cash flow and balance sheet and its...
Emerging markets: earnings season, resource nationalism and a tale of two sectors
Thursday 25 May 2023Earnings season. The earnings season in emerging markets is underway. Flat headline earnings growth in 2023 masks significant divergence across individual markets. Consensus expectations for China is for earnings growth of 20%, with India also expected to witness double-digit growth. However,...
Are emerging markets less reliant on commodities than you think?
Thursday 25 May 2023Historically emerging markets have been seen as having their fortunes heavily tied to commodity markets. However, reliance on big state-owned oil or mining enterprises is diminishing as emerging markets become more innovative and consumer-driven and, consequently, sectors like technology and retail...
The fast-food stocks making investors rich: the secrets of their success
Thursday 25 May 2023Despite gloomy commentary on the state of the economy caused by rising interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis, one corner of the stock market appears to be in rude health. Big players in fast food or quick service restaurants look to be at the top of their game with many shares in this space...
Should I worry if my investments aren’t making money?
Thursday 25 May 2023Successful investing isn’t all plain sailing, and now and again you must take the rough with the smooth. It would be lovely to think you could put your savings in lots of guaranteed winners and never have to worry about looking at your portfolio again until you need to the money, but sadly markets...