Upcoming election has prompted many to turn to gold Britons are buying the precious metal as a safe haven By Sam Barker Updated: 05:26 EDT, 7 June 2024 Britons are flocking to buy gold and other precious metals following the announcement of the general election, The Royal Mint says. Prime …
Read More »Fidelity won’t let me do a partial transfer of my stocks and shares Isa – what can I do?
I’ve been investing monthly into a Fidelity stocks and shares Isa across four different funds for the past 25 years. My plan was that as I got older and the Isa got fat, I’d sell some of the funds on a high note and ‘Isa transfer’ the cash to other, …
Read More »CITY WHISPERS: Boss Cook-ing up a big sparkler to woo De Beers buyers
By Francesca Washtell Updated: 16:50 EDT, 18 May 2024 De Beers boss Al Cook is in for one of the most high-pressure weeks of his working life. The diamond group is owned by Anglo American – whose chief Duncan Wanblad is busy fending off takeover bids from rival miner BHP. …
Read More »Is it time to cash in on the GOLD RUSH? Mining stocks could provide a glittering opportunity
By Anne Ashworth Updated: 16:51 EDT, 26 April 2024 Breakfast cereal, detergent and 24 carat gold bars. This may not be the typical shopping list. But in recent months thousands of customers at the US cash-and-carry giant Costco have been putting one-ounce bullion bars into their trolleys. They are spending …
Read More »With cosmetics shares priced low, is now the time to beautify your portfolio?
By Anne Ashworth Updated: 03:23 EDT, 20 April 2024 Glamorous: Jourdan Dunn and Kate Moss apply Charlotte Tilbury lipstick Cosmetics and skincare stocks should be an easy way to beautify a portfolio. After all, these companies are players in a high-margin £230billion global market whose wares are persuasively promoted on …
Read More »We must axe stamp duty on shares to revive the UK market: says II boss RICHARD WILSON
By Richard Wilson, Chief Executive, Interactive Investor Updated: 19:00 EDT, 30 March 2024 The London stock exchanges have been an engine for growth and innovation for 250 years. London has been the leading financial centre in the world for much of that time. Now, however, it is in decline. We …
Read More »INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about scrip dividends
INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about scrip dividends By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 October 2023 In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or theme. Here it’s scrip dividends. This sounds a bit Dickensian We get that, but the …
Read More »SHARE OF THE WEEK: Moonpig set to reveal its full-year results
SHARE OF THE WEEK: Moonpig set to reveal its full-year results just three months dropping out of FTSE 250 index with analysts anticipating rise in profits By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 23 June 2023 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 23 June 2023 Moonpig will reveal its …
Read More »Will your investments get a royal boost from the Coronation weekend?
Thousands of people will gather in London this weekend for the Coronation of King Charles, the first in 70 years. This influx of people will be good news for businesses – many of which are pinning their hopes on a boost in sales over the long weekend after a tough …
Read More »MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Microlise, transport tech firm you can really dig
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Transport tech firm you can really dig… Fast-growing Microlise helps JCB and its customers to maintain vehicles more effectively By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 16:52 EST, 25 February 2023 | Updated: 16:52 EST, 25 February 2023 JCB is a phenomenal British success story. …
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