stocks and shares

  • Goldman Sachs: Recession risk raised to 30% — but US stocks aren't done

    America is 'still preeminent' and investors should continue to over index on US stocks, a Goldman partner said on Tuesday.

  • Free stock trading 'unicorn' Robinhood plans UK launch

    Robinhood has been authorised as a broker in the UK by the FCA.

  • Why are women still not investing in the stock market?

    Few women are investing in the stock market as they lack confidence, according to research from Fidelity International.

  • It's time to give your portfolio an MOT: 5 tips to spring clean your ISA

    With the ISA tax year deadline rapidly approaching, it’s time to get your investment portfolio in order. The deadline for 2016/17 is April 5, so it may be a bit too late to start pushing money into a cash ISA or a stock one for this year – but the deadline does provide a great incentive to check whether you have been getting the best returns. “It’s all too easy to skip the MOT and dive straight into topping up funds or making new investments,” said Mark Taylor, CEO of investment platform Selftrade from Equiniti.

  • Inflation knocks cash value of £1 coin to 32p since 1983

    Analysis by asset manager M&G Investments shows that a 1983 pound coin left in a piggy bank would be worth just 32p in real terms today, £1.33 if left in a cash savings account – but £11.66 if invested in stocks and shares over the intervening years.

  • Two million UK shareholders 'have little idea' of how much their stock is worth

    Almost 2 million British shareholders have little clue of the value of the stock they hold and many thousands claim they are ignored by the companies they back. Furthermore, an estimated 600,000 feel locked-in owing to an inability to sell or trade the shares they own in a private company. Peer-to-peer trading platform Asset Match learned that 11% of shareholders have held shares for longer than they intended to and that more than one in four (27%) – the equivalent of 1.8 million shareholders across the UK – do not know the current value of the shares they own.

  • Trump's victory 'will cause widespread alarm' across global economy, British analysts warn

    Get ready for the rockiest of financial rides following Donald Trump’s stunning US presidential victory, experts in Britain are saying. Analysts at the respected Economist Intelligence Unit are warning his defeat of Hillary Clinton will send shockwaves across financial institutions and markets across the globe. In its analysis, it says: “Mr Trump’s election victory will cause widespread alarm across the global economy, given his loose grasp of economic policy, unabashed political populism and tendency for contradiction.