Do you own any gold? Beyond the wedding ring on my finger, I don’t. I get the reasons for buying it, from a long-term store of value, to the idea of it as an investment insurance policy, but I’ve never taken the plunge and stuck some in the Minor Investor …
Read More »What are the best investment funds for income?
Britain’s small army of income investors are on track to receive a bumper payout this year after dividends reached a record £28.5billion over the summer. Dividends grew by 14.3 per cent year-on-year in the three months to September, putting investors in UK-listed shares on track for a record year of …
Read More »Why China and India are the bright spots for investors
Mention emerging markets and the talk inevitably turns to Trump. This is because, for better or for worse, the fortunes of the world’s developing economies are closely linked to the outlook for the world’s largest economy – America. The two main reasons for this are trade and tapering. China spent …
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