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From crippling businesses to sending us stir-crazy, lockdowns already have a lot to answer for. But there’s another charge to lay at their door: they could be making us worse investors. The best investment decisions are made when we’re cool and collected and able to follow a strategy. Yet the pandemic and lockdowns are sending … Read more
On the rebound?: There seems to be a little bit of blue sky on the horizon, despite the impact of the pandemic on the economy It has been a difficult year for most investors, especially those with a majority of their money in UK shares. The FTSE 100 Index, a barometer of the fortunes of … Read more
L&G ECOMMERCE LOGISTICS FUND: Fund soars as we buy and sell more online By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 The investment arm of insurer Legal & General is one of the world’s leading proponents of index fund management – running funds … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Cream cake shops Cake Box serve up a lockdown profit treat By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 Economic figures are grim, unemployment is shooting up and retailers across the country are battening down the hatches. Not Cake … Read more
Shareholder organisation ShareSoc backs class action that seeks justice for investors who lost money in Woodford Equity Income By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 28 November 2020 Powerful shareholder organisation ShareSoc has given its backing to a class action being put together by law … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Back Greensleeves care homes bond, and follow in the footsteps of a very famous supporter – HM Queen By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 The Women’s Royal Voluntary Service was formed just before the Second World War to … Read more
MR MONEY MAKER: Deal or no deal, Brexit will have a major impact on the economy, says Justin Urquhart Stewart By Justin Urquhart Stewart For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 27 November 2020 What’s happening? A new US president, new vaccines and new market highs – but … Read more
Millions of us check our phone as many as 150 times a day, and this dependency is deepening. Vodafone reports that during lockdown, customers used a third more mobile data – they also made 20 per cent more calls. But there is a disconnect between our reliance on the telecoms companies that supply us with … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Keywords Studios enjoys double dose of good news as it hikes profit forecast and unveils new acquisition plan By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:24 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 15:24 GMT, 27 November 2020 Keywords Studios showed the strength of the video games industry with a double … Read more
Investors have piled in to ethical funds in droves after the coronavirus pandemic forced British homes and businesses into lockdown earlier this year. Between January and September a massive £7billion poured into environmental, social and corporate governance funds, up from £1.9billion over the same period a year earlier, according to the Investment Association. Experts posit … Read more