Concerns are rising over the emergence of new-style online trading platforms that encourage stock market novices to invest in complex financial instruments. Critics say the websites, which offer free trading, are promoting financial products unsuitable for long-term investing – taking advantage of the fact that hundreds of thousands of Britons are looking to better the … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: Where to put your savings as east meets west By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 What’s Happening? There is a theme which I have followed for some years and it is showing no signs of stopping. It … Read more
The robots are here, but have you let them into your portfolio yet? This year, more people will be thinking of doing so, some inspired by the role they have played during the pandemic and others by a series of significant deals at the end of 2020. The automated future is arriving faster than we … Read more
Pension savers and investors are being bombarded with fraudulent online ads on ‘industrial scale’, say financial regulators who called for more money and resources to step up public warning campaigns. Criminals no longer need to produce glossy brochures or set up fake offices as online adverts can be created ‘very easily’, an official told MPs … Read more
Cryptocurrency traders are still struggling to profit from bitcoin’s recent record run as their funds continued to be frozen inside the most popular cryptocurrency exchange for as long as five weeks. Some customers of Coinbase, which lets users buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum, continue to be told their accounts are ‘under … Read more
Controversial cryptocurrency Bitcoin has wildly outperformed the stock market, the dollar and even gold As the old adage has it, it’s an ill wind that blows no good. While the pandemic has led to almost two million deaths globally, the loss of countless jobs and seen a terrible toll in mental health, not everyone has had … Read more
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the markets and an announcement of another national lockdown has thrown yet more uncertainty into the mix. The spread of coronavirus early last year wiped trillions of dollars off global stocks and March saw the FTSE plunge more than 10 per cent in its worst day since 1987. And … Read more
After the extraordinary events of 2020, you would expect Colin McLean to be somewhat circumspect in his predictions for the new year. However, the founder and chief investment officer of SVM Asset Management does not demur when asked to assess what lies in store over the next 12 months. Looking beyond the latest set of … Read more
This month sees millions of us kick start new fitness regimes, diets and detoxes to get back into shape after a slovenly and calorific December. But while January can prove a good time to refresh our health habits, our investments can also benefit from a similar treatment. Even the best investors can profit from giving … Read more
TEMPLE BAR INVESTMENT TRUST: The fund poised to benefit from the UK’s recovery By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:20 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 2 January 2021 Investment trust Temple Bar has had a challenging past 12 months. There has been a change of manager, a near calamitous … Read more