How you invest can have just as big an impact on your returns as where you invest, especially if you have a long-term investment horizon. Younger investors who are saving for their retirement in a pension or ISA have two main options. They can either invest a regular amount each month out of their salary…
Following its demerger from Tarmac Group in 1999, Carillion has given its shareholders fantastic returns year after year. Perhaps the best example of this is its dividend, which grew every single year, going from 2.7p in 1999 to 18.4p in 2016. That’s equivalent to a growth rate of 12% per year, every year, for 17…
Everyone understands what wind turbines are – and everyone knows what solar panels do (though few of us know exactly how photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity). Biofuels, however, remain the Cinderella of the renewables sector. Can you really grow bio-kerosene in a field to power a commercial aircraft? Yes, you can. Biofuels are emerging…
A few weeks ago on the Master Investor blog Nick Sudbury argued that investors, given the current environment of rising inflation, should be looking at ways to protect their wealth from currency debasement. One way of doing that is to invest in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the increasingly popular Ethereum, or perhaps one of 900+…
Last year’s Brexit referendum has created a huge amount of uncertainty for British businesses and the election of a minority Conservative government has muddied the waters even further. The lack of political leadership has made it difficult to assess the long-term economic impact of our departure from the EU on domestically focused companies, many of…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the new Supermarket Income REIT (LON:SUPR), which is in the process of buying a portfolio of supermarket freeholds. These sites that are already up and running will then be leased back in order to generate a high and inflation-linked yield for investors. SUPR is one of a…
The world of pensions can be a minefield. There is a wide range of options available to individuals, with different tax implications and flexibility in the long run. However, two of the most common investment vehicles for retirement are ISAs and pensions. Which one will help you reach retirement the fastest? Tax advantages One of…
Is the Trump Bump over? President Trump’s Washington is paralysed. It has proven impossible to repeal Obamacare and to replace it with something more amenable to America’s skilled working class who resented paying more for medical insurance. These were the people who propelled Donald Trump to power. Top personnel are being hired and fired with…
Let’s look at three interesting small cap companies which have recently listed on the markets during these traditionally quiet summer months. 1) Angling Direct There aren’t many sports which offer the possibility of taking home dinner when you’ve finished playing. But angling, one of the most popular participation sports in the UK, is one of them. According…
Climate change is a reality. The glaciers are melting and the sea is getting hotter – with intractable consequences like rising sea-levels. But, that said, the climate models are inexact and we don’t know by how much temperatures are going to rise and how rapidly. This is largely a matter of reasoned conjecture. What we know for sure is…
