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Go green and make money with this energy-efficiency investment trust
Battersea Power Station used to heat surrounding homesHelping the environment needn’t mean sacrificing profits, as this energy-efficiency investment trust shows. There is a common view that environmental improvement requires sacrifice of living standards, of pleasures …
How the papers’ share tipsters fared in 2019, and what they’ve picked for 2020
2019 brought a welcome return to profitability for the media’s share tipsters. With indices in the UK and overseas roaring back to life even the worst performer (The Independent, whose 6.10% gain earned it the …
Why investors should venture into VCTs – and three to buy now
A professional investor tells us where he’d put his cash. This week: Alex Davies, founder of high net-worth investment service Wealth Club, picks his top VCTs This year marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction …
UK property prices are in the doldrums
Government tinkering such as Help to Buy has inflated pricesHouse prices barely rose in 2019. Good news, says Nicole Garcia Merida. It’s been a sleepy year for the property market. The average house cost £211,966 …
Mindfulness and wellbeing: the relentless, creepy rise of the enforced happiness industry
Not the best way to deal with a stressful commuteThe evidence suggests we’ve never been richer or healthier, yet we are always being told how stressed and discontented we are. Jonathan Compton assesses the industry …
US vs Iran: threat of war shakes the world
America’s assassination of a key figure in the Iranian regime has jolted bullish investors out of their complacency. Could we now be facing an oil spike and a global crash? It took just three days …
Investment trusts: the Cinderella of investment arrives at the ball
If you don’t trust the board, steer clearInvestors should look beyond the market noise of a single year and examine the bigger picture. Max King explains what we can learn from 25 years of investment-trust …
The boom in passive investing won’t cause the next crash
Index-tracking funds won’t crash the marketThis article is taken from our FREE daily investment email Money Morning. Every day, MoneyWeek’s executive editor John Stepek and guest contributors explain how current economic and political developments are …
The commercial property funds to research now
The retail sector is suffering from the rise of e-commerceThere are still opportunities in commercial property, but choose your subsector carefully. Property funds are back in the spotlight following the ructions at M&G, which will …