Volatility
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Volatility
Investment Outlook - Q3 2024
Navigating the interest rate pivot
How exposed are investors to the next market crash?
Nvidia’s share price plunge should offer an important wake-up call
When will interest rates fall?
Bank of England holds rates for the seventh time in a row
Why the India growth story remains intact
Still the world’s leading emerging market
Inflation drop: what it means for rates, ISA funds and savings
Hopes for a rate cut in June are in the balance
Are you holding too much cash?
The role of cash in a diversified portfolio
This week in the markets: Spring is in the air
What’s driving your investments this week?
Why I've changed half the investments in my pension
Am I being too risk-averse?
What funds did investors buy in April?
The most popular funds with our investors last month
China, India: which is the best buy?
How the investment cases for China and India differ
Magnificent 7 stumble - a turning point for markets?
Ed and Tom look at the US market and the recent dip in the performance of the Magnificent 7 stocks.
This week in the markets - shares pause for breath after six-month rally
What’s driving your investments this week?
Markets react to Middle East fears
Ed and Tom explore the temperature of markets
This week in the markets: investors stay calm despite rising tension
What’s driving your investments this week?
This week in the markets: rates to stay higher for longer?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Turmoil at Scottish Mortgage: what next for shareholders?
A step-by-step guide to the latest developments
Is my portfolio diversified enough?
A diversified investment portfolio is more important than ever
Markets go up and down - what matters is your nerve
There’s no such thing as a sure-fire bet
Do investors need to worry about recession?
How have markets typically behaved when the economy starts to shrink?
Investor Forum: your 3 most-asked questions, answered
Cash, risk, and active vs passive take centre stage
Can big tech become a new source of income?
Meta’s promise of divis sent the shares soaring
Your 10 most-asked bond questions, answered
Expertly demystifying bonds
Could 2024 be the year emerging markets bounce back?
Fund ideas that invest in this highly diverse region
Chinese stocks are incredibly cheap - time to buy?
If not now, then when?
Shares at a new high - why it makes sense to invest anyway
A look at history suggests record highs are nothing to fear
‘Magnificent 7’ stocks: bubble or a new beginning?
This year may hinge on whether the ‘Magnificent 7’ can continue their run
The top 10 most popular ISA funds in 2023
What are the most popular ISA funds our investors are buying?
Does the January effect still work?
Let’s examine the data
My bet on UK shares has disappointed - but I’m keeping the faith
The home market has kept UK investors waiting this year
60/40 investing: will 2024 match 2023’s bumper year?
This year’s US data will fire the debate on mixing equities with bonds
Did you miss out on the US stock market boom?
Understanding how currencies can affect your investments
Will December bring a Santa Rally?
The season that keeps on giving
This week in the markets - Knockout November
What’s driving your investments this week?
My thoughts on the year ahead
Tom Stevenson explores what next year holds for investors
Can the gold price continue to rise?
Precious metal proves its worth
Week in the markets: where next in 2024?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market bounce shows again it pays to stay the course
Fleeing to cash has its risks
How cheap is the FTSE 250 and why?
Index offers investors affordable growth and access to global companies
Happy 40th to the Footsie
How this forty-year-old has shaped up over time
Is UK commercial property ripe for an upturn?
The case for investing in commercial property
Week in the markets: is inflation back on track?
What’s driving your investments today?
House prices: did you miss the 16-year crash?
Property is not always a one-way bet
Tom Stevenson: the ‘dual case’ for government bonds
Income and capital gain are two of the most compelling factors
This week in the markets: Shares bounce back on hopes for peak interest rates
What’s driving your investments this week?
Market news today: Have rates now peaked?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Week in review: Big tech, falling house prices and the triple lock
What you need to know from this week’s financial news
5 stocks to watch this November
The stocks to watch in the month ahead and why
Market news today - will tech giants steady market nerves?
What’s driving your investments this week?
Is the US stock market cheaper than we think?
Finding value in the world’s leading market
Are bonds a good investment?
A guide to bonds with some fund ideas
The stock market recovery has echoes of the dot.com bubble
A group of high-growth companies once again provide a port in the storm
Market news today - where next, a year on from the low?
What’s driving your investments this week?
How markets respond to war
Investors should aim for a well-diversified portfolio
What investors are asking us right now - Investment Outlook Special
In this podcast, Ed Monk puts questions to Outlook author Tom Stevenson, with recession and cash high on investors' minds.
The 12 big money questions to ask a financial adviser
Making the most of your time with an adviser
Market news today - the return of volatility
What’s driving your investments this week?
A letter to my daughter on her wedding day
What I wish I’d known about investing at 30
Why have investors been buying infrastructure?
Is infrastructure still an attractive investment?
Market opinion is divided - here’s why
The recession question will be key to investor sentiments
The investment lessons we’d pass on
What investment lessons would we pass on to the next generation?
How to be a good investor: 3 questions you asked our experts
Dive into our new principles for good investing
Market news today: back to bonds
What’s driving your investments this week?
What funds did investors buy in September?
The most popular funds with our investors last month
Is now the time to invest in bonds?
Bank stresses may signal a new dawn for bonds
Will UK house prices continue to fall?
What the first annual house price fall for 11 years means
Market news today: the Fed’s cold shower for investors
What’s driving your investments this week?
Interest rates peaking? What it means for your investments
How will assets react when rates begin to fall?
How important is the iPhone 15 to Apple’s success?
And how to assess the world’s biggest company
Where to invest when the pound is weak
How investors are affected by a weak currency
Market news today - next interest rate decision looms
What’s driving your investments this week?
3 unmissable charts of the week: US inflation, emerging markets and property
Three handpicked charts that reveal some gripping stories
Is September really the worst month for investors?
Autumn has historically been a dangerous time
Market news today - autumn blues
What’s driving your investments this week?
3 unmissable charts in the week: oil and inflation, US valuations and pensions
The most exciting charts in the news
3 illusions investors should keep in mind
Why a hyperfocus on economic data may be unhelpful
The week in charts: US interest rates, UK mortgage borrowers and Persimmon
Here’s this week’s revealing trio of charts
5 stocks to watch this September
The stocks to watch in the month ahead and why
What happened to the stock market rally?
The stock market rally has come to a halt. Why?
When bad news can be good news for investors
US and China show that the economy and markets don’t march to the same beat
What investment trusts did investors buy in August?
The most popular trusts with our investors last month
Market news today: China seeks to rebuild confidence
What’s driving your investments this week?
All eyes are now on the Federal Reserve
US economy has remained robust, but markets could be volatile again
Q&A: Why China’s markets are off the boil
We look at the investment case after recent falls
Market news today: Fed in focus at Jackson Hole
What’s driving your investments this week?
The week in charts: inflation, India and M&S
Here’s our selection of the attention-grabbing charts this week
Growth or value: How to navigate a two-speed world
What to do when one part of the world is hot and another is not
Why India has become investors’ favourite emerging market
Weaknesses threaten to derail decades of exciting growth
Market news today - where are we at with UK inflation?
Here’s what’s driving your investments this week
The week in charts: house prices, oil and TUI
A roundup of what’s grabbed our attention recently
Shrinking equity markets are a big problem for Britain
Understanding the risks of over-concentration and home bias
Why ordinary investors missed out on the stock market surge
New risks abound for those keen to catch up
Why have so many missed the stock market rally?
In this podcast, Ed Monk talks to Tom Stevenson discusses whether we are in a bull market, why many ordinary investors have missed out on it and the stock market recovery.
Market news today - shares pause for breath
What’s driving your investments this week?
5 things we learned this week
From UK interest rates to house prices and FAANG surprise results
What funds did investors buy in July?
The most popular funds with our investors last month
Market news today: so far, so good for earnings
What’s driving your investments this week?
Contrarian investing is harder than it looks
The last week has seen three significant changes of tack in the markets
I’m turning 60 - where should I invest for the next 18 years?
Identifying long-term trends is notoriously difficult
5 stocks to watch in August
The stocks to watch in the month ahead and why
Market news today - UK plays catch up
What’s driving your investments this week?
These investment trusts look cheap - is now the time to buy?
Discounts on many investment trusts have widened
5 things we learned this week
From Barbie’s big-screen debut to the legacy carmakers left in Tesla’s wake
‘26% discount’ in emerging markets: is it reason enough to invest?
Cheap valuations may begin to entice investors - but investing in EM comes with risks
Is now the time to buy cheap UK shares?
UK shares are trading at a significant discount
Market news today - glass half full
What’s driving your investments this week?
What the Nifty Fifty can tell us
Events in the 1970s showed valuation premiums don’t last forever
Bonds are back in style - and with good reason
As markets face increasing volatility many investors are looking for safe havens
Investment Outlook: 3 questions you asked our expert
Unsurprisingly, bonds and interest rates remain on the radar of investors
Market news today - earnings back in focus
What’s driving your investments this week?
Why diversification mattered in the first half of 2023
Diversification continues to be crucial
What funds did investors buy in June?
The most popular funds with our investors last month
Market news today - a crucial week for US rate decision
What’s driving your investments this week?
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