MR MONEY MAKER: Spread your bets by backing the stock brokers like CMC Markets By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 April 2021 What’s happening? One effect of the pandemic and the consequent lockdowns has been that many have tried to take up … Read more
RIVER & MERCANTILE UK RECOVERY: Fund poised to benefit from UK stock market bounce as economy recovers By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 10 April 2021 Veteran fund manager Hugh Sergeant has rarely been more positive about the UK equity market in a … Read more
Tomorrow’s easing of lockdown restrictions will be at the forefront of many people’s minds as they plan a mini-spending spree at their local shops. But canny investors among them will not have forgotten that a new opportunity to invest tax-efficiently in the months ahead has just begun. One that should be used – despite the … Read more
During lockdown it didn’t take long for the country’s wardrobe to shift from shirts and ties to ‘ath-leisure’, and the switch has boosted JD Sports By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 April 2021 JD Sports has fared better than most retailers in the … Read more
Funds investing in the UK were some of the top performers in the first quarter of this year as Britain’s fast roll-out of vaccines has tempted some investors to bet on the country’s recovery. The Investment Association’s UK Smaller Companies sector came top of the table, with returns of 9 per cent in the first … Read more
The takeaway titan Deliveroo made headlines with its stock market debut last week – although not for the reasons it had hoped. Within hours of joining the market, its share price had fallen 30 per cent. The price may recover, but it remains one of the weakest IPOs (initial public offerings) in FTSE history. Float … Read more
Andy Hardaker paid over £1,900 for 6 gold coins which did not arrive for over a month Another Royal Mint customer has been handed a several hundred-pound payout after an order of gold bullion coins was delivered more than a month after it was placed, and after he had asked for it to be cancelled. … Read more
Tapping into profits: It was not all income doom and gloom for those who rely upon dividends to bolster their finances Company dividends took a battering last year as many businesses pulled down the shutters and went into survival mode. Whether it was in the UK – down 38 per cent – or elsewhere in … Read more
They say an Englishman’s home is his castle. Perhaps that is why Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been at such pains to protect Britain’s housing market from the negative economic impact of coronavirus. The UK’s housing stock accounts for around a third of all our wealth, so if it were to fall in value, it could … Read more
BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST: Mining fund rocks with its 122% return By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 3 April 2021 Investment trust BlackRock World Mining is a commodities fund with a twist that currently appeals to many income investors. The £1billion stock market listed … Read more