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Is now a good time to...
The FTSE 100 has become unloved and unwanted by an increasing number of investors. I guess you can’t really blame them. After all, the FTSE 100 has grown from 6,900 in 1999 to 7,500 today, which is less than a 10% capital gain over 22 years. By any reasonable stretch of the imagination, that’s a
How risky is switching from cash...
Image source: Getty Images On average, Stocks and Shares ISAs have returned 9.64% a year over the last decade. Compared to the 2.5% annual return generated by the best Cash ISAs, the difference is night and day. In this light, the UK government’s move to encourage savers to consider investing instead looks like a sensible
Pressure Mounts on the British Pound...
After the publication of UK’s Autumn Budget, the British Pound (GBP) was under immense pressure this week. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves nails consumers with £40 billion tax increases, the largest fiscal tightening since 1993. Immediately following the announcements, the Pound lost value as markets estimated how much the economy would suffer. Chancellor Reeves unveiled massive
Gambler. Follower. Researcher. Craftsman. Which are...
by Ed Croft, Founder & CEO of Stockopedia If you’re anything like me, you probably didn’t start investing with a perfectly thought through plan. You may have looked at fund managers and thought you could do better. Maybe you invested in funds, but were disappointed by the results. You wanted more control, higher returns, a
Soooo, 2020…What A Crazy Year!?
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it
Chinese EV companies’ June deliveries: BYD’s...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) companies have reported their deliveries for June. Here are the key takeaways from their reports. Xpeng Motors delivered 34,611 EVs in June, which was 224% higher YoY. Moreover, the company’s deliveries have topped 30,000 for eight consecutive months, thanks to strong demand for its Mona MO3 and P7+. Xpeng Motors reported
Is the FTSE 250 expensive today?...
Unlike the FTSE 100, the FTSE 250 has put in a pretty decent performance over the last couple of decades. Since it peaked in 2007 (at the end of the early 2000s credit bubble), the FTSE 250 has just about doubled and since its peak in 2000 (at the end of the dot-com bubble) the
VT Holland Advisors just made this growth...
Image source: Getty Images Investors may have been surprised to see VT Holland Advisors Equity Fund make Rosebank Industries (LSE:ROSE) its largest single holding, with the growth stock now accounting for a sizeable 9% of the portfolio. The decision comes at a time when Rosebank’s headline numbers don’t exactly dazzle. The share price has almost halved
Gold Prices Reach Record Highs Amid...
In North American trading, gold prices climbed to all-time highs of $2,956 per ounce, while the U.S. dollar fell and Treasury yields declined. The market is in the middle of one of gold’s longest bullish streaks, with prices up for eight weeks. Investors have confidence in gold as gold-backed ETFs have seen the most net inflows since 2022,
Vertu Motors hit by short-term uncertainty,...
Motor dealers have been having a hard time in the past year and even though there are signs of improvement, sales of new cars have been better in the past couple of months, but they remain well below 2019 levels. Regulatory and legal actions relating to car finance and the weak economy have not helped,