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It’s here! Our complete guide to investing in 2025, including what to make of UK stocks, which global market offers the ...
20/12/2024

It’s here! Our complete guide to investing in 2025, including what to make of UK stocks, which global market offers the best returns, where fund managers are placing their bets and what geopolitics means for DIY investors. With more than 20 features covering the whole breadth of investing, it’s your complete guide on what to buy and where in 2025.

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We find the best markets, shares, funds and methods to make sure you get the most out of your portfolio next year

Private healthcare patient numbers are experiencing their biggest boom in 20 years thanks to long NHS wait times. UK ins...
12/12/2024

Private healthcare patient numbers are experiencing their biggest boom in 20 years thanks to long NHS wait times. UK insurers are seeing record annual growth and soaring medicine prices are giving US pharma stocks a healthy boost. Julian Hofmann explores the many options investors have to get involved in the expanding sphere.

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Patient numbers for private medical services are seeing the biggest boom in 20 years, benefiting healthcare providers, insurers and hospitals

Alex Newman and Lord Lee are joined by James Gundy to discuss running a shipbroker on London’s main market, how it compa...
11/12/2024

Alex Newman and Lord Lee are joined by James Gundy to discuss running a shipbroker on London’s main market, how it compares with its competitors and ways of navigating complicated geopolitical waters.

As always, the episode closes with an update on Lord Lee’s portfolio changes, including the purchase of a new real estate investment trust, and why he’s focusing on the changes to capital gains tax.

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Alex Newman and Lord Lee are joined by James Gundy, CEO of shipbroker Braemar

Things haven’t always been rosy for the UK stock market this year, and most investing strategies have failed to crack it...
10/12/2024

Things haven’t always been rosy for the UK stock market this year, and most investing strategies have failed to crack it. But for this year’s screens, each one has ended in the green and two-thirds are beating their benchmarks. To wrap up 2024, Alex Newman lays out the methods that have won in a year of economic and geopolitical changes.

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Stock screen: It’s been a winning year for blindly following a quant-based approach to UK stocks

America’s ageing roads and bridges are a cause for concern for those in power. And with the president-elect’s plans to i...
09/12/2024

America’s ageing roads and bridges are a cause for concern for those in power. And with the president-elect’s plans to impose tariffs on foreign rivals, this infrastructure player could get the boost it needs to thrive.

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This company has been expanding its network and hiking its prices – and growth is expected to increase next year

When you think of tech stocks, it’s a fair assumption that your mind will turn to the US. But, for investors who want to...
08/12/2024

When you think of tech stocks, it’s a fair assumption that your mind will turn to the US. But, for investors who want to hold companies closer to home, there are some new and lucrative ways to get involved in this traditionally tricky market.

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Investors are spoiled for choice even in a traditionally tricky market for stockpickers

For some investors, environmental concerns are more important than high returns. For this week’s readers, Ted and Sylvia...
07/12/2024

For some investors, environmental concerns are more important than high returns. For this week’s readers, Ted and Sylvia, this is exactly the case. With young children and a long investing timeline, finding a strategy that both avoids damaging the planet and provides almost quadruple compounding is key – but is it too optimistic?

Find out what our experts advise the couple to do regarding diversification, high-yielding ESG bonds and Junior Isas here:

Portfolio Clinic: Our readers want to be climate-conscious but are worried about reaching their financial goals. Holly McKechnie explores the options

As one of the largest listed companies in London, Scottish Mortgage needs no introduction. It has long been at the foref...
06/12/2024

As one of the largest listed companies in London, Scottish Mortgage needs no introduction. It has long been at the forefront investing in hidden gems and reaping the rewards as they turn into giants. But its penchant for tech and unlisted stocks, while serving shareholders well for so long, eventually cost it dearly. Things are improving, and its track record means investors are still piling in. But should they be? Dave Baxter does a deep dive into the portfolio and finds out what’s going on at the FTSE 100 trust.

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How much news – good or bad – is priced in for the Baillie Gifford poster child?

Carmaker Jaguar divided opinions this week when it unveiled its latest concept for an electric car. But this isn’t the f...
05/12/2024

Carmaker Jaguar divided opinions this week when it unveiled its latest concept for an electric car. But this isn’t the first time the electric automotive sector has found itself in hot water in recent months. Regulation changes that require 80 per cent of new cars sold to be zero emission by 2030 means many manufacturers are missing the mark, and paying the price.

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Chinese carmakers are one step ahead of the European competition

Along with seasonal depression, this time of year can bring a desire to buy a one-way ticket to a warmer region. For tho...
04/12/2024

Along with seasonal depression, this time of year can bring a desire to buy a one-way ticket to a warmer region. For those already retired, this daydream is more easily a reality, but there are still several factors to consider before packing the SPF and passport. Val Cipriani outlines the financial and practical implications of moving abroad to retire.

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Hoping to live out your golden years away from rainy Britain? This guide looks at the financial and practical implications

Our Have it All screen launched in 2011 and has paved its way to success using a ‘best-of’ Buffett approach. It hunts st...
03/12/2024

Our Have it All screen launched in 2011 and has paved its way to success using a ‘best-of’ Buffett approach. It hunts stocks that offer growth, quality and cheapness, mimicking the famed investor’s approach, and has beaten its benchmark nine out of 13 years, says Alex Newman.

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Stock screen: How greediness can guide investors to better returns

In the latest episode of the IC Interviews, Val Cipriani, personal finance editor, sits down with Stefan Gries of BlackR...
01/12/2024

In the latest episode of the IC Interviews, Val Cipriani, personal finance editor, sits down with Stefan Gries of BlackRock Greater Europe Trust. Hear Gries’s take on Dutch semiconductor stock ASML, how the industry will fare in light of Donald Trump’s win, the fund’s stock-picking methods and which European sectors are ripe for investor attention.

Listen to the episode here: https://on.ft.com/3V97XFl

Val Cipriani sits down with BlackRock’s head of European equities to discuss the outlook for the continent’s stockmarket, how he picks investments and promising sectors

Worrying if you’ve put enough away for retirement is only natural after years of careful saving. With his wife, Laura, a...
30/11/2024

Worrying if you’ve put enough away for retirement is only natural after years of careful saving. With his wife, Laura, already retired, Ed is unsure their finances are sustainable and admits to suffering from a “paralysis through overanalysis” of spreadsheets. Our experts lend their advice on how to settle the worries that come with retirement via consolidation, tactical withdrawals and adding to under-represented parts of the portfolio.

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Portfolio Clinic: Our readers seek reassurance before they take the plunge and retire. Val Cipriani looks at how they can get their savings in shape

Labour’s plans to limit development in the North Sea are rubbing some opposers up the wrong way. An increase in the tota...
29/11/2024

Labour’s plans to limit development in the North Sea are rubbing some opposers up the wrong way. An increase in the total tax rate, on top of already tight regulatory pressures and falling reserves, is being deemed the tipping point and the “final cycle” by industry insiders. But are there still stocks thriving under these difficult conditions? In our latest cover feature, Alex Hamer finds out where opportunities for investors lie.

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Opposition MPs claim Labour is ‘killing’ the North Sea oil and gas industry, yet some companies are thirving

Our weekly columnist offers thoughtful analysis on how to fund the purchase of an unloved stock. From establishing just ...
28/11/2024

Our weekly columnist offers thoughtful analysis on how to fund the purchase of an unloved stock. From establishing just how much to buy, to a reflection on the shares that should get the axe, this week’s feature sheds light on the narrowing pharmaceutical market and the importance of avoiding duplication.

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How much Plus500 to buy, and how much existing portfolio to dump

After a poor run, things are looking up for our High Yield Small Caps screen. The past year has featured some knock-outs...
27/11/2024

After a poor run, things are looking up for our High Yield Small Caps screen. The past year has featured some knock-outs, with one stock, a sustainable building product company, more than doubling in value. Alex Newman runs the screen again and picks our four new companies for the coming 12 months. Will they manage the same stellar returns?

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Stock screen: It’s been a better year for our High Yield Small Caps screen. Can it repeat the feat in 2025?

Thematic ETFs have had a strong year. From lower interest rates to resilient economies, and AI’s surge, the funds have c...
24/11/2024

Thematic ETFs have had a strong year. From lower interest rates to resilient economies, and AI’s surge, the funds have come back all guns blazing. However, critics argue specialist ETFs join a trend when it’s already too late. Dave Baxter unpacks all investors need to know about the funds, and the areas those interested should take a deeper look at.

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The tech-heavy cohort has roared back to life this year

This company is loved by industry experts spanning animation to audio, and it’s been the leader in the design sphere for...
24/11/2024

This company is loved by industry experts spanning animation to audio, and it’s been the leader in the design sphere for decades. Although the introduction of AI boosted usage by 70 per cent, monetising it has been a problem, writes Arthur Sants.

But that could be about to change. As part of our annual US Special, Arthur explores the company’s prospects in an increasingly AI-world and argues the case for buying in.

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This design software company is under threat from AI but is also investing in new products

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