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Important information: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invest. Investors should note that the views expressed may no longer be current and may have already been acted upon. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser of your choice.

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Trade tariffs spook investors - market week

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 03 Feb 2025

5 stocks to watch in February

A roundup of some of the stocks set to make the headlines

Richard Evans Fidelity International - 31 Jan 2025

Global

DeepSeek has blown three AI myths apart

It’s hard to let go of a familiar narrative

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 30 Jan 2025

Podcast

DeepSeek means deep trouble for US tech

Personal Investor Podcast

Ed Monk Fidelity International - 29 Jan 2025

Markets

AI shock takes shine off the Trump Bump - market week

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 27 Jan 2025

Is this the moment to invest in the UK? Three fund ideas

The FTSE 100 made a succession of record highs this week

Graham Smith Investment writer - 23 Jan 2025

Global

5 lessons from the lockdown stocks that came crashing down

Investors can learn from the benefit of hindsight

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 16 Jan 2025

Markets

What next for the US? Three fund ideas

Actual policy actions will be key to what happens next

Graham Smith Investment writer - 14 Jan 2025

Markets

Rate fears, high share valuations and surging bond yields - the week ahead

What’s driving your investments this week?

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 13 Jan 2025

North America

Strength of US stock market is becoming a source of anxiety

Another positive year would be unusual but not unprecedent

Tom Stevenson Fidelity International - 09 Jan 2025

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We provide access to a wide selection of investments that can meet a broad range of needs.

These generally fall into two categories – ‘pooled’ or ‘collective’ investments and exchange traded instruments such as shares, investment trusts, ETFs.

Pooled (collective) investments – as the name suggests, these investments allow you and other investors to pool your money together to form a large sum. A professional manager will then use this money to invest in a wide range of shares or bonds on your behalf. The manager uses their knowledge and experience to help grow your money or to provide you with an income over time. They’ll typically make all the investment decisions – choosing when to buy and sell individual shares and bonds within the fund.

Exchange traded instruments (ETIs) – These are investments that are openly traded on a stock exchange, which means you can buy and sell them through Fidelity.

There are many different types of ETI:

Company shares (equities) – shares are individual securities and allow you to own part of a company or financial asset. While owning shares in a business does not mean you have any direct control over the day-to-day operations of the business, being a shareholder does entitle you and other shareholders to a proportional share of any profits.

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded commodities (ETCs) – ETFs and ETCs combine the benefits of investment funds and shares, offering you diversified, cost-effective and transparent access to global investment markets. They typically track the performance of a stock market index or commodity. They’re bought and sold much like shares and are sometimes known as ‘exchange traded products’ (ETPs).

Investment trusts – these are pooled funds set up as public limited companies (PLCs) and their shares are listed on a stock exchange. The trust’s investments are chosen and managed by an experienced team who spread your money across a wide selection of investments. Another difference from funds is that they have a fixed number of shares and so they are sometimes referred to as ‘closed-ended funds’.

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CREST Depository Interests (CDIs) – these are UK securities, issued by CREST, which are designed to represent a company share traded on an overseas stock market. They offer a way for you to buy and sell a number of non-UK stocks in sterling.

Corporate bonds and UK government bonds (Gilts) – in simple terms, a bond is a type of loan. When you buy one, you’re effectively lending the issuer your money and they pay you interest in return. At the end of a bond’s term, the face value of the bond will be paid to you, although you can buy and sell a bond at any time during that term. Companies issue corporate bonds while the British government issues Gilts. They are individual securities.

There are many different types of pooled investment and individual securities and the ones we offer are described below. However, please remember that diversification – maintaining a wide spread of different investments – is one of the most important principles of successful investing. We therefore don’t recommend purchasing individual shares or other securities on their own unless you already have a wide selection of other investments.

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AI shock takes shine off the Trump Bump - market week

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