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Broker ratings - how do they work and where do you find them?
Thursday 09 Jun 2022We all wish we had a crystal ball to aid our investing. After all, knowing what the future holds in the markets would enable us to very quickly rack up the kind of returns which would allow us to retire to our own Caribbean island. So, it’s no surprise people are drawn to analyst forecasts. These...
Three ways to boost your retirement savings
Thursday 09 Jun 2022Increasing life expectancy means we are living for longer than ever before. According to Office for National Statistics data, people aged 65 in 2020 on average can expect to live for another 20 years or more, and for those in very good health, it’s statistically quite possible that many will hit...
How little-known Calnex has stayed resilient in face of fickle 2022 markets
Wednesday 01 Jun 2022This year has been one of the most challenging for equity investors in years with major indices running up double-digit losses and Nasdaq, the poster child of growth investors, now in bear market territory. Even the relative stability of the UK stock market has been tested, with steep slides...
Ker-ching! Seven under the radar stocks and funds paying more than 4% income
Wednesday 01 Jun 2022Investors are increasingly looking for stocks, bonds or funds that pay a good income. Dividends or bond coupons provide positive returns which are particularly attractive in a more challenging market such as now. Many people have this year lost money from backing high-growth but dividend-less...
Plenty of companies are issuing good news despite the difficult backdrop
Wednesday 01 Jun 2022With markets being buffeted by concerns over rising inflation and slowing growth – the dreaded ‘stagflation’ – and nothing but negative headlines it’s easy to be despondent about the outlook for UK businesses. Yet, having scanned all the company announcements of the last couple of weeks, it’s clear...
What to do when one of your investments goes wrong
Thursday 26 May 2022The secret to creating lasting wealth, we are invariably told, is to let your winners run and not be tempted to sell them too early. There must be thousands of people who invested in Apple (AAPL:NASDAQ) or Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ) early on and were happy to cash in after doubling their money, whereas...
Cut-price quality: Get into these FTSE 350 stars at a cheaper level
Thursday 26 May 2022As 2022 began many investment experts were whistling a similar tune; that conditions still look good but the rip-roaring rallies powered by the reopening are history. Growth will ease. Returns will moderate. Risks abound—but so do opportunities. As we close in on the halfway stage of 2022 investors...
Why Indivior shares have risen six-fold in two years
Thursday 26 May 2022In a rough start to 2022 for markets one stock which has bucked the general trend is pharmaceutical company Indivior ( INDV ) , whose shares are up 30% year-to-date. In this article we uncover the reasons for recent share price strength and argue that strong earnings momentum can continue to drive...
How Buffettology and Free Spirit funds can bounce back from underperformance
Thursday 26 May 2022Sanford DeLand’s CFP SDL UK Buffettology (BF0LDZ3) and CFP SDL Free Spirit (BYYQC27) funds have forged top-notch long-term performance records since respective launches in 2011 and 2017 thanks to the unwavering pursuit of ‘Business Perspective Investing’, a quality-focused approach championed by ‘...
Emerging markets: Views from the experts
Thursday 26 May 20221. The global growth scare amid the war in Ukraine and significantly higher US interest rates over the next 12 months, combined with the impact of rising input costs, imply slower future profit growth. Consensus expectations for the MSCI World Index is for earnings growth to decline to 8% in 2023,...