HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST: In search of tomorrow’s big winners 

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST: In search of tomorrow’s big winners By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 Although investment trust Herald has had a difficult start to the year – like most funds – its long-term performance remains mightily impressive.  A point … Read more

From Netflix to Ocado, firms that can deliver boost to your portfolio

You don’t have to be a financial genius to notice that while there are many economic losers from the current situation, there are winners as well.  With more than half the world currently under some form of lockdown due to Covid-19, the businesses that are still able to serve our needs are reporting increased profits … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Insurer Admiral is a true leader 

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Insurer Admiral’s coronavirus refunds and initiatives should boost business over the longer term By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 Insurer Admiral has always been a bit different from its peers. That holds true today, more than … Read more

Never win a game of Monopoly? You could get rich by selling the board 

As the lockdown continues, many families have been opening the cupboard door and pulling out a favourite old board game tucked away at the back.  Most of these relics of the past have been collecting dust over the past few years thanks to the rise of the internet, with social media and computer games usually … Read more

Have novice investors been spooked by stock market turmoil?

Since the coronavirus lockdown, like many others, I have been listening to far more commercial radio. I prefer rock, my wife likes country – and sometimes we’ll stick on a random radio station to diversify. A common theme across all, however, is that the same formulaic adverts pop up, no matter which station you put … Read more

Lloyds showing indicator of how country’s finances look

Performance and outlook of Lloyds Banking Group a key indicator of how country’s finances have been faring since lockdown began By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 It won’t just be Lloyds Banking Group under the spotlight when it reports its first-quarter … Read more

Supermarket could continue to thrive after coronavirus pandemic

What will meal times look like a year from now? Will we be going out to restaurants again whenever we can, weary of months of home cooking, or will our habits have permanently changed? The latter would be good news for supermarkets and their shares.  Before the pandemic, food from bars, cafes, coffee shops and the … Read more

Temple Bar fund manager Alastair Mundy put on long-term sick leave

Star fund manager Alastair Mundy has been put on long-term sick leave, prompting the board of £509million investment trust Temple Bar to give notice to existing managers Ninety One.  The announcement came after the board confirmed last week that Mundy would be taking an extended leave of absence for health reasons, though said these were … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Life-changing treatment from Creo Medical

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Life-changing treatment for stomach cancer from Creo Medical revives shares too By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:03 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 10:18 BST, 17 June 2019 Creo Medical is a junior healthcare firm, but its technology is already changing people’s lives. Midas recommended Creo, based in … Read more

Housebuilders’ shares could rise if prices don’t drop more than 10%

Britain’s housebuilders’ shares could prove a solid investment if property prices have a ‘soft landing’ and don’t drop more than 10 per cent this year, analysts have claimed. The housing market has ground to a halt in recent weeks since the UK went into lockdown.  Most building sites have shut down, estate agents are closed, … Read more