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Too many managers are worried about career risk, says IBOSS’ Metcalfe

The chief investment officer explains why he is overweight mid-caps, was “frustrated” by his strategic bond managers and how career risk is a real problem.

Vanguard’s four-step plan for your stocks & shares ISA

Vanguard recommends a simple checklist to help investors pick the right investment strategies for their ISAs: goals, balance, cost and discipline.

How structural growth trends are driving portfolios

One of the strongest forces in investing is reversion to the mean. The US certainly has its strengths, but you have to pay for it. If you want something cheaper, then you can invest in Europe at half the price.

The fund managers investing in each other

Four UK equity specialists are flying the flag for their own industry by buying shares in asset and wealth managers.

Hargreaves Lansdown’s three funds for SIPP investors

The investment platform suggests three funds to grow wealth or provide a regular income for pension investors.

BlackRock still primed for risk-taking in 2024’s second quarter

The asset management house lays out its reasons for remaining bullish.

Tax-savvy investors urged to buy now or risk being too late

Savers continue to pile money into VCTs.

This couple left £60,000 in cash for three years: Here’s how they should invest it

Ben and Zoe want to take the plunge and start investing in global equities.

Bestinvest drops ‘dog funds’ Fundsmith and Lindsell Train from its best funds list

The fund platform has kicked several well-known but underperforming ‘dog’ funds off its buy list, including Ninety One Global Environment and Baillie Gifford Global Discovery.

Not all strategic bond funds are created equal

Very few strategic bond funds are genuinely unconstrained. In fact, different cohorts of the sector are attempting to deliver entirely different outcomes in entirely different ways.

The top-quartile European funds that weren’t afraid to stray from their benchmarks

Trustnet reveals which European funds delivered the best returns while diverging significantly from their benchmark.

The experts’ perfect fund pairings for investing in emerging markets

Fund selectors reveal which strategies they would pick to build an allocation to emerging markets.

Terry Smith might invest in a bank: Is it time for a fresh look at the sector?

Other fund managers are bullish on the prospects for Bank of Ireland, Unicredit and Deutsche Bank.

The sterling bond funds that keep delivering the most bang for your buck

Two Schroders funds take the lead in the strategic and corporate bond sectors.

Could an activist investor bring an end to Scottish Mortgage’s ‘bonkers ideas’?

Elliott Investment Management has disclosed a 5% stake in the investment trust.

The Asia fund giving China a wide berth

Jupiter’s Pidcock: Australia is ‘ridiculously under the radar’ and gets overlooked out of ‘laziness’.

The pitfalls of the global tracker

Investors need to add more to their portfolio for diversification than just a global passive fund.

Vanguard LifeStrategy and BNY Mellon Balanced: The perfect 10-year track records

The two strategies were the most consistent of the past decade.

Bullish on gold: The precious metal's all-time high could be valuable for investors

The case for investing in gold is strong, say experts.

Tech vs biotech: Is it time to look beyond the Magnificent Seven?

The biotech sector offers attractive valuations and strong secular growth trends.

The Bank of England and Federal Reserve hold rates again but pressure is mounting to cut

Both are taking cautious approaches to inflation, according to experts.

JP Morgan Asset Management's alternatives to buy and avoid

Anton Pil reveals the alternative investments that convince him going forward.

Jonathan Simon to retire from JPMorgan American in early 2025

No successor has been announced yet.