Funds set to benefit from the green revolution: How Isa investors can profit by backing clean energy

The first in a series of articles investigating growth sectors, developing technologies and niche themes that adventurous private investors can back in their Isas – and how they might do so. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that many companies in the green energy and infrastructure sectors will thrive in the coming years. … Read more

Funds set to benefit from the green revolution: How Isa investors can profit by backing clean energy

The first in a series of articles investigating growth sectors, developing technologies and niche themes that adventurous private investors can back in their Isas – and how they might do so. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that many companies in the green energy and infrastructure sectors will thrive in the coming years. … Read more

AJ Bell investors see charges rise as Sipp exit fees are scrapped

AJ Bell investors see charges rise as Sipp exit fees are scrapped: Platform overhauls customer costs as it posts a pandemic-fuelled bump in profit Investing platform has announced a run of changes to its fees and charges  This includes the removal of Sipp exit fees and pension drawdown charges  Cap on custody charges for shares … Read more

How to build a nest egg: The ultimate guide to growing your money 

The nation has saved more than ever this year, yet interest rates have never been so low.  New Bank of England figures show a staggering amount of money – £215 billion – is now sitting in current accounts paying no interest at all. There is also around £844 billion languishing in easy-access savings accounts paying … Read more

Tortoise, hare, squirrel or ostrich? Which type of investor are you?

Investing ‘squirrels’ will have made the most gains in their portfolios this year, according to new research from Quilter.  In a year that has rocked markets, alarming investor behaviours have also emerged, including panic-selling and trying to second-guess the market.  Others meanwhile, have held their nerve and drip fed money into their portfolios month by … Read more

Tortoise, hare, squirrel or ostrich? Which type of investor are you?

Investing ‘squirrels’ will have made the most gains in their portfolios this year, according to new research from Quilter.  In a year that has rocked markets, alarming investor behaviours have also emerged, including panic-selling and trying to second-guess the market.  Others meanwhile, have held their nerve and drip fed money into their portfolios month by … Read more

The exciting trends investors should think about backing now – and how to do it

This is an introduction to a series of articles to be published in the following weeks and months that will investigate niche sectors and future-orientated themes as opportunities for investors – and the vehicles that allow access to them.  Trying to predict the future is for some the very essence of investing. Many thorough-minded investors … Read more

MR MONEY MAKER: It’s not about timing the market… not being invested is the worst error of all

MR MONEY MAKER: It’s not about timing the market… not being invested is the worst error of all By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 What a year: 2020 has been frightening, painful and, for many, desperately sad. So invest in … Read more

How the news and global events made the markets move in 2020

From the Covid crash in February to this month’s vaccine breakthrough, investors have had quite the ride on the markets this year. But what can a novice investor learn from 2020? Though the markets have seen record falls – and some dramatic gains – a look at the whole year underlines the wisdom of cautious … Read more