Until the pandemic struck, Margot de Broglie associated investing with the macho culture of The Wolf Of Wall Street – living fast and taking wild risks. She had heard her male friends discussing volatile investments such as cryptocurrency, while her female friends kept their savings in safer bank accounts. Yet Margot, 23, is now one … Read more
Even in normal times, the thought of staking your money on the stock market can seem like a very daunting prospect. And after a particularly dramatic year, savers will be forgiven for feeling a lot more wary than usual. Yet data shows that, over the long term, a well-diversified investment portfolio easily beats a standard … Read more
Investment platform Interactive Investor snaps-up 50,000 personal investing accounts from Equiniti in £49m deal II has bought Equiniti’s share dealing, ISA and SIPP accounts for £48.5m Sale and migration of around 50,000 customers set to complete this summer If customers find that after six months they would have paid less with Equiniti, Interactive Investor will refund … Read more
A simple mix of shares, bonds and cash doubled investors’ money in five years: Baillie Gifford Managed Fund manager on the INVESTING SHOW By This Is Money Published: 14:31 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 14:31 GMT, 5 March 2021 Is a simple portfolio made up largely of shares and balanced out by some bonds … Read more
Given cryptocurrencies like bitcoin can see their value swing by as much as 15 per cent in 48 hours, it might be sage advice to transfer any gains into something more concrete. Rich Whitehurst, 37, from Stoke-on-Trent, might have taken that advice literally. After quadrupling an investment of around £240 in around 60 days during … Read more
The ruckus over GameStop offered some new lessons for investors, including the phenomenon of an ‘angry’ bubble rather than one motivated by simple greed. The rise of free trading apps and the role of social media communities were also critical to understanding the staggering rise and fall in the share price of an obscure games … Read more
Commercial property has been one of the hardest-hit sectors during the pandemic, and received the unenviable accolade of being the worst-selling open-ended asset class of 2020. Retailers were forced to close their doors for more than half of the year, and still remain shut today – while offices have sat largely empty as millions of … Read more
Digital technology investment could boost the economy by £232bn over the next 20 years, research finds Tech investment in health and social care alone could add £33bn to UK GDP Starting investment early could add £74billion to Britain’s economy by 2025 Covid-19 has accelerated flexible working and the delivery of digital services By Harry Wise … Read more
Investing should be based on rational decisions, balancing risk against reward. But some people also want excitement – and why not? This is why they are drawn to the Alternative Investment Market, better known by its snappy abbreviation Aim. The junior market, set up in 1995, has a diverse set of young and long-standing companies … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: How investing in hot air could help you to clean up By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 February 2021 What’s Happening? When it comes to hot air, the past week has been full of it in the investment world … Read more