The FTSE is poised for its biggest company float in a decade next week, as Deliveroo joins the stock exchange. Depending on the final share price, the restaurant takeaway delivery giant could be valued at as much as £9 billion. Its debut will be a big moment for the London Stock Exchange, which has been … Read more
Russ Mould , investment research director at platform AJ Bell Youinvest, explains what admin, tax and currency issues to be aware of when buying and selling shares listed outside the UK It is as easy to buy and sell shares listed on most developed, Western stock markets as it is domestic, London-listed ones. You can … Read more
Making sense of a balance sheet is important when you’re deciding whether or not to buy shares, because you want to be sure a company you’re investing in is not heading for trouble. Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity International, explains the basics of reading a balance sheet using drinks giant Britvic as his test … Read more
Why do people invest directly in shares rather than letting a fund manager do the work for them? For some it is because they think they can beat the market and the manager, for others it’s the attraction of owning a direct stake in a company, and for many share investors it comes down to … Read more
Mark Northway is chairman of ShareSoc, a group that champions and lobbies on behalf of individual investors. Here, he outlines what rights shareholders have over companies they own and how crucial it is to use them. Corporate culture: Using your shareholder rights will mould the character, behaviour and thinking of a company board for the … Read more
My late father-in-law invested in some AIM shares as an approach to reducing inheritance tax. Unfortunately, he died before the majority of the investments had reached the qualifying two years. We understood that in this case his estate must pay the tax he was trying to avoid. This was mentioned in the brochure from the … 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
The top 10 dividend stocks in the FTSE 100 revealed… Can they be trusted to deliver for investors as the pandemic (hopefully) starts to subside By Russ Mould For This Is Money Published: 08:01 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 08:01 GMT, 22 February 2021 The investment director of AJ Bell, Russ Mould, explains which FTSE … Read more
When it comes to investing, it can be almost as difficult to sort out the ‘how’ as the ‘what’. Selecting shares is tricky but choosing the online platform or app to buy them through can also be bewildering – and less exciting. There are a host of different options, with very different fee structures. But having … Read more
Got a handful of old shares it’s not worth the cost or hassle of selling? You could donate them to charity – here’s how ShareGift accepts donations of shares, typically worth just £15 Holders are willing to offload them, since trading fees can wipe out any profit Proceeds are handed to a big range of … Read more