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How I invest: betting big on emerging markets to deliver outsized returns

Thursday 11 May 2023

Suman works as a junior doctor at an NHS hospital in Liverpool. He came to the UK in 2015 but started his investment journey in 2010 while he was living in India and where he invested in Indian equities. ‘I started investing for myself primarily, and the reason I started was to try and get...

How I invest: a love of economics and macro analysis helps to shape my portfolio decisions

Thursday 04 May 2023

‘I have an economics background, so I have always been interested in how the economy works rather than financial markets per se.’ Debt-free and semi-retired, Damian is cut from a different cloth to the average retail investor. While most will look for good companies at attractive valuations, Damian...

Being young and still at university hasn’t stopped me from investing money

Thursday 30 Mar 2023

Chelsea is in her mid-20s and started investing during the pandemic. She is currently studying a PhD in quantum physics at the University of Exeter and previously spent two years working as a quantitative analyst. Her investment journey began in February 2021 when she wanted to invest a lump sum...

How I invest: a mix of shares, investment trusts and a growth fund help me save for my family’s future

Thursday 16 Mar 2023

Gordon retired in his late 50s after a successful career in media planning including a period working for The Sunday Times . He is a big fan of investing and calls his SIPP (self-invested personal pension) ‘my family’s future’. Dividing his time between a rented flat in Mexico City and a house in...

Are you a private investor with an interesting story to tell?

Thursday 02 Mar 2023

We will pay £50 in vouchers as a thank you to anyone whose story is published in the digital magazine. You choose from a variety of shops and leisure companies including Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Odeon, Primark, Wagamama and Pizza Express. We are looking for individuals or couples to share...

How I invest: a classic investment approach has helped Chris build a big pot

Thursday 02 Mar 2023

This week’s case study involves Chris, who is in his early 50s and has been investing ‘seriously’ for the last 20 years or so. Chris takes what you might call a ‘classic’ approach to investing, with a large core of dividend-paying stocks in his SIPP (self-invested personal pension), which he lets...

How I invest: letting dividends do their compounding magic

Thursday 16 Feb 2023

Learning good habits at an early age can pay dividends later in life, as Richard from North Somerset has found out. The investor regularly reinvests dividends from his portfolio to compound his returns. Rather than spend the cash now, he would rather use it to buy more shares so the next round of...

How I invest: taking the plunge and making money from the markets full-time

Thursday 09 Feb 2023

In 2019, building on his experience as a maths graduate and his career in investment banking and private equity, Sam started investing full-time. Having recently moved out of London with his partner and two sons, he balances managing his portfolio with maintaining his new property, outdoor pursuits...

From taking baby steps in the pandemic with investing to targeting a seven-figure portfolio

Thursday 12 Jan 2023

The pandemic saw thousands take their first baby steps into the world of investing, including Manav, 20 years old at the time. With many salaries protected by employers and the government, and precious few ways to spend money, putting savings to work in investment markets for the long term made...

How I invest: happy to buy when a stock experiences a sharp fall

Thursday 22 Dec 2022

David is a 41-year-old IT consultant who first got interested in investing in 2004 after buying shares in his employer when it floated on the Indian stock market. He then started investing in the UK and US markets for his ISA and SIPP (self-invested person pension). The ISA is used to house stocks...

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