The highest yielding equity investment trusts
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Nick Sudbury reviews some of the highest yielding equity income trusts and picks out some of the more interesting ones.
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A year of two halves?
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Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of the Bankers Investment Trust, explains how the team is preparing for a different investment landscape in the second half of 2019.
Evil Diaries
Evil Knievil: I still wouldn’t invest
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Simon Cawkwell, AKA Evil Knievil, with his latest trading and gambling exploits – writing exclusively for Master Investor.
Evil Knievil: Potentially bust banks
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Simon Cawkwell, AKA Evil Knievil, with his latest trading and gambling exploits – writing exclusively for Master Investor.
Financial News
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Markets boost easyJet shares despite H1 losses
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FTSE 100 budget airline easyJet has seen its share price ascend 4.88% after it announced that revenues rose by 7.3% during the six months ended 31st March.
Staffline sinks as staffing trends shift
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Shares in AIM-listed recruitment and training firm Staffline collapsed by 59.55% after it warned that market conditions were worsening.
Equities
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Watkin Jones offers a compelling growth story
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Investor interest in the burgeoning build to rent market has continued to gain momentum and Watkin Jones is positioning itself to be a leading player in this sector.
2 unpopular FTSE 100 shares that could deliver successful turnarounds
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the recovery prospects of two out-of-favour FTSE 100 shares – insurer Direct Line and supermarket chain Morrisons.
Trading
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Where next for precious metals?
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Gold and silver have been rising on the back of a weaker US dollar. Ex-IG chief market strategist David Jones looks at whether the rally will continue.
When to sell: How to use chart signals to exit a position
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Veteran chartist David Jones takes a look at a few chart and technical analysis-based signals that could suggest it is time to cash in your chips.
Economics & Markets
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UK Economy Update: More Jobs, Growth – and Fear
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The UK is still growing and creating more jobs. But the Brexit drag on market valuations is being intensified by increased political uncertainty, writes Victor Hill.
Catastrophe Confusion: The economics of climate change
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Greta says the house is on fire. Panic is racked up by opportunistic celebrities, academics – and now the UN. Lifestyles, apparently, will have to change drastically – immediately – if the planet is to survive. But will they? Victor Hill enquires.
Commodities
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The ecstasy of gold
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Mark Watson Mitchell explains some very interesting facts about gold – and why the precious yellow metal is a long-term winner!
2 oil stocks with dirt-cheap valuations
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the prospects for two FTSE 250 oil companies in the wake of the recent oil price falls.
Funds & Investment Trusts
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The highest yielding equity investment trusts
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Nick Sudbury reviews some of the highest yielding equity income trusts and picks out some of the more interesting ones.
Star manager Alexander Darwall to step down from his open-ended funds
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Alexander Darwall, a star manager at Jupiter, has recently announced that he is giving up his role as manager of their European open-ended funds, but is continuing with the equivalent investment trust.
Brexit
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Brexit – a guide for the perplexed
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What are the chances that Brexit will be postponed or even reversed altogether? And if it does take place – which type of Brexit will it be and who will be the winners and losers in the corporate world? Victor Hill investigates.
News from Euroland – recession imminent
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Eurozone economies are slowing. Meanwhile, the May-Barnier deal Brexit looks dead in the water. What would happen if a Eurozone recession coincided with a no-deal Brexit? Victor Hill thinks it’s time to batten the hatches.
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A year of two halves?
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Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of the Bankers Investment Trust, explains how the team is preparing for a different investment landscape in the second half of 2019.
How to generate a sustainable long-term income – SPONSORED CONTENT
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It’s not enough to have the capital to provide an income – how effectively you preserve that capital has a direct result on how long you can generate a sustainable income, explains Charlotte Ransom, CEO of Netwealth Investments.