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Why do a fifth of savers quit investing? Wild markets, financial losses and jargon blamed by those who give up Some 55% of savers are not confident about understanding jargon  Market volatility and underperforming investments deter savers A third of people have tried investing and stuck with it  Making mistakes is inevitable, but you can … Read more

After the recent GameStop-fuelled market frenzy there will be more than a few investors nursing paper losses this week. The Reddit-fuelled surge that saw GameStop’s price rocket, as small traders battled short sellers, was not just a US phenomenon – the UK’s major investing platforms and apps also reported a rush to buy. Some who … Read more

What do you do about bitcoin? Nothing, has been the default stance of most institutional and private investors – until recently. The growing interest of adventurous individuals – both lucky and unlucky – has been well documented over the last few years. More significant is the increasing interest from institutional investors. The most striking example … Read more

Which is the better investment to hold, one that returned 17 per cent last year or one that returned 110 per cent? That’s a no brainer, isn’t it? Of course, you’d take the one that more than doubled your money. It’s not a theoretical question though; it’s one based on the 2020 tale of two … Read more

As 2020 proved, anything can happen, in the investment world and beyond.  With the pandemic still sadly going strong, markets could be just as volatile and full of surprises – good and bad – this year too.  Fund ratings agency FundCalibre has identified 12 funds and investment trusts to watch in 2021. They include funds … Read more

My father used to ‘play the stock market’.  He folded the profits from his small business in the 1970s into company shares, some of which came as recommendations from his stockbroker, over the bakelite telephone with a twisted brown cord. He added to this substantially with the big privatisations of the 1980s, and left a … Read more

We’ve been here before: the country goes into lockdown and the stock market shoots up. The start of the first national lockdown in late March marked the bottom of the coronavirus crash, England’s November lockdown played host to the vaccine rally, and yesterday the FTSE 100 added to its week’s gains with a 3.5 per … Read more

MR MONEY MAKER: Being a Boxing Day sloth and leaving investments alone can make for long-term wealth, says Justin Urquhart Stewart By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 10:18 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 10:18 GMT, 26 December 2020 Boxing Day used to be the day for long walks, for some, watching … Read more

Over the weekend millions will push a laden trolley along the Covid-compliant one-way system of a supermarket, stocking up for Christmas and against possible Brexit shortages. Determined to celebrate despite the odds, the British are forecast to spend £12billion in supermarkets this month, £1.5billion more than last year, says retail consultancy Kantar. A record amount … Read more