DIY investment platform Interactive Investor has revealed its average Isa millionaire account is powered by a much larger weighting towards investment trusts than funds. These bigger accounts have 46 per cent in closed-ended funds on average, with only 7 per cent of their portfolios in their open-ended counterparts. The most widely held trusts are the … Read more
‘At these prices there are really interesting opportunities’: Investment guru Anthony Bolton says he has started buying shares again Bolton said investors should not ‘get more bearish as the market goes down’ He gave up fund management in 2014 to focus on music and philanthropy The Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko opera is set … Read more
The UK economy is highly likely to fall into a recession due to coronavirus and people being told to stay at home, with some experts saying it is now ‘imminent’. Markets continue to be rocked by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the economic problems it is causing around the world, with both the FTSE 100 … Read more
Investment trusts set to prove resilient as dividends come under pressure 20 British companies have said they are cutting dividends or suspending them But some investment trusts with an income bent should prove more dividend-resilient because of the income reserves they have squirreled away By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:04 GMT, … Read more
The perfect self-isolation pad! NOVA FM’s Smallzy quickly sells his Waterloo investment property for $1.57million… as coronavirus fears see a spike in panic sales By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:52 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 21 March 2020 NOVA FM’s Kent ‘Smallzy’ Smalls, 35, has sold his investment apartment … Read more
In need of a stock market champion? SIMON LAMBERT on the Dividend Hero trusts that have boosted payouts since The Doors sang Light My Fire By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 19 March 2020 If ever there was a time when investors needed a hero, it’s … Read more
Activists like Greta Thunberg have put climate change at the top of the agenda As Greta Thunberg puts the environment at the top of the agenda and even bakery chain Greggs sees the financial benefits of a vegan sausage roll, the investment industry is responding to changing customer demand. Imagine if we all used our … Read more
Defensive investment funds are still making money for investors despite the market turbulence By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:21 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 16 March 2020 Defensive investment funds managed by the likes of Ruffer and Brevan Howard have been making money for savers despite the market turbulence. … Read more
An entrepreneur who impressed the Dragons’ Den judges with his biography writing service has revealed how he turned down Tej Lalvani’s offer after the show – and has gone on to make 15 times his investment. Rutger Bruining, from London, founded StoryTerrace in 2015, and appeared on last night’s BBC2 show with colleague Theo Brainin, where they wowed … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 Junior oiler Lekoil was the major story on AIM this week with its value dropping by around two-thirds after … Read more