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Why investors can’t afford to overlook Europe’s growth and income champions
Thursday 15 Dec 2022Europe has world leading companies spanning most sectors of the market. Many of these businesses consistently generate high returns and have demonstrated an ability to weather economic storms. The good news is many are currently ‘on sale’ after the turbulence European markets have experienced year-...
Discover what fund managers got right and wrong in 2022
Thursday 15 Dec 2022It’s been a tricky 2022 for global stock markets and that’s made life hard for ordinary and professional investors alike. In this feature several leading fund managers explain what worked out for them over the course of the year and what went wrong. James Harries – Securities Trust of Scotland (STS...
Bad year for investors Terry Smith and Nick Train but Warren Buffett is a winner
Thursday 15 Dec 2022Fundsmith Equity (B4Q5X52) , Terry Smith’s flagship fund with over £22 billion of assets, is looking at its first annual loss since it was launched in November 2010. For the 11 months to the end of November 2022, the total return for the T Class Accumulation shares was -15.1% compared with a 2.8%...
India, Brazil and the UK revealed as the top stock markets in 2022
Thursday 08 Dec 2022A bit like Spotify Wrapped, where the streaming platform’s final list of your most-heard songs in a year never matches your expectations, the end-of-year performance ranking of major stock indices around the world also contains a few surprises. Brazil’s Bovespa index is not the outright winner for...
10 fund managers: Where we’re finding the best stock opportunities
Thursday 08 Dec 2022As 2022 draws to a close amid continuing market volatility Shares has canvassed leading fund managers to find out where they have been finding the best opportunities. Jamie Ross – Henderson Eurotrust (Hne) LOOKING OUT FOR BOMBED-OUT GROWTH STOCKS We have spent the last 12 months trying to find...
Find out why investors have gone off Meta, Ocado, Future and RWS
Thursday 08 Dec 2022It is easy to become ensconced in a narrative and ignore contrary new information which doesn’t fit with your thinking. But at some point, the penny drops, company plans go awry, and investors abandon the story. This article highlights stocks where investors appear to have changed their collective...
The weekly shop: Which brands in your shopping basket are good investments?
Thursday 08 Dec 2022With the price of the average weekly shop going up by more than 10% this year, is there a way for investors to play the rise in spending on ‘essentials’ by owning shares in the companies which make the products we all buy? Shares has analysed the typical UK shopping basket to see what conclusions...
Can shares in luxury goods firms repeat their success in 2023?
Thursday 01 Dec 2022While growth stocks, bonds and cryptocurrencies have struggled, there is one ‘well-heeled’ corner of the stock market which hasn’t missed a beat this year. Luxury goods stocks have outperformed their respective domestic stock markets by an average of 19% over the last six months while earnings have...
Can I buy shares in football clubs and are they worth it?
Thursday 01 Dec 2022The less than happy story of football clubs on the stock market has a new chapter as Manchester United (MANU:NYSE) might be put up for sale by its controversial owners, the Glazer family. Casual observers might be surprised to learn that such a significant global brand from the world’s most popular...
Passing on wealth: how AIM shares could cut an inheritance tax bill
Thursday 01 Dec 2022With the current nil-rate threshold for inheritance tax being frozen at £325,000 until 2028, many investors will be wondering how they can reduce tax liabilities for their estate when they die. In the 2021-22 tax year, inheritance tax receipts jumped 14% to a record £6.1 billion as more people’s...