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Are Harbour Energy and its rivals bluffing about leaving the North Sea behind?
Thursday 16 Mar 2023There was little doubt about the part of its latest results which Harbour Energy ( HBR ) wanted the market to focus on. Whereas companies often look to flatter their headline profit numbers, the opposite seemed to be true when Harbour, previously known as Premier Oil, reported full-year results on...
Why investing in your 60s doesn't mean the end of investing for capital growth
Thursday 16 Mar 2023Everyone’s circumstances are unique but for most people entering their 60s thoughts gravitate towards spending less time working and more time living. This article looks at this age bracket and how different age-related circumstances can alter your investment choices. Assuming average health and...
Lifetime ISA: top investment strategies for your first home or retirement
Thursday 16 Mar 2023Putting aside some of your disposable income on a regular basis to build up a deposit on a first home and take that initial step onto the property ladder is something everyone strives for, but did you know the government will give you thousands of pounds for free to do it? Launched in April 2017,...
How investors can take part in company fundraisings as they dial up again
Thursday 16 Mar 2023This year has brought some tentative optimism from investors linked to easing inflation and Chinese reopening. Corporate confidence is gradually recovering after the invasion of Ukraine brought fundraisings to a halt, with businesses beginning to tap the market for growth capital again. In this...
Find out which companies are planning double-digit dividend increases
Thursday 09 Mar 2023There have been some notable dividend increases in recent weeks from well-known companies on the stock market including a 31% hike from advertising group WPP ( WPP ) while banking giant HSBC ( HSBA ) raised its ordinary dividend by 28% on top of comments that it might pay a special dividend once...
The investment plan to help your children graduate without big debts
Thursday 09 Mar 2023With tuition fees in England currently standing at £27,500 for a three-year course, or £9,250 a year, your children might need a financial leg-up when they go to university. Fear not, as we have a plan. It’s easy to see why students graduate with significant debts, particularly as there are rent...
What is ‘the 4% rule’ and is it still relevant to investors today?
Thursday 09 Mar 2023For those in retirement who either don’t have a significant pension pot or aren’t set up to receive a steady stream of income from their investments, drawing on their capital may be the only solution to supplementing the state pension. The question is, how much should they withdraw each year, and...
Building your first ISA: How to get started with investing
Thursday 02 Mar 2023Many people believe that cash is a safe way of saving, but when it comes to the long term, cash is not king. Over the past two decades average UK savings rates have been going one way – down. Since about 2012, average interest on cash savings have been about 2% a year or less. This decline could be...
The small cap market is shrinking fast as businesses fail
Thursday 02 Mar 2023One of the least-talked about but most damaging side-effects of 2022’s ‘mini-Budget’, which turned financial markets on their heads for several weeks, has been the wave of smaller companies delisting, either through choice or out of necessity. In some cases, the executive boards have decided the...
Revealing the bargain stocks which may have been left behind
Thursday 23 Feb 2023With the FTSE 100 hitting new all-time highs and global stock markets in the ascendency since the Autumn it has arguably become more difficult to find stocks which offer good value. This article delves into the unloved parts of the UK stock market to search for opportunities which investors may...