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Learn about 18 investing strategies that every investor should know, including popular strategies like value and growth investing.
In this guide, we explain the pros and cons of passive investing, active vs passive investing, some strategies, and how you can get started.
In this article, we detail if it may be a good idea to try and time the market. Is it time in the market or timing the market?
In this article, we explain what factor investing is, the different factors that exist, and some ETFs that can give you exposure to them.
In this guide, we explain what ethical investing is, what the criteria is, how to do it, and list some potential avenues for ethical investing.
Follow our investing guide to see how you can set up your own investment portfolio using 10 easy key steps.
Discover the risks associated with investing your money, from potential loss of capital and foreign exchange risk, all the way to opportunity risk.
In this article, we explain the advantages and disadvantages of investing your money. Find out the pros and cons of risking your money for better potential returns.
Discover some of the best low-risk investments from the past 10 years, which have been categorised based on investments that had low volatility but high gains.
Explore strategies for investing during your retirement, from low risk to high risk, along with how to make the most of your pension pot in retirement.
In our income investing guide, we walk you through some key steps and options for creating a balanced portfolio that generates a passive income flow.
We explore how much of your UK salary you typically might need to save each month to achieve your life goals and what to do with that money.
In this article, we discuss how to create an investment plan that could help meet your investment goals while also aligning to your risk profile.
Join us as we explain how compounding may help to grow your investments over time. Cited as the 8th wonder of the world, learn how compounding may aid your returns.
In this guide, we list some important investment strategies that famous investor Warren Buffett uses to attain his market beating returns over the long term.
Learn about a variety of short-term investments that can provide a consistent source of income, including online savings accounts, short-term bond funds, and certificates of deposit.
In this article, we explore if gold and silver can be a good investment, the different ways you can invest in gold and silver, including stocks and ETFs, along with how to get started.
Discover what the averaging down on stocks strategy is, if it’s a good strategy, and when you might consider employing it. Invest in stocks today.
Explore the ins and outs of contrarian investing with us. We detail some contrarian investing strategies and list some famous investors employing this strategy.
Discover some of the bestselling investing books of all-time, covering topics such as stock investing, asset allocation, value investing, and financial analysis, from well-known investors.
Saving vs investing: what’s the difference? Learn the main differences between the two and the pros and cons of each for you to decide which might be better suited for you.
In this article, we explain the core-satellite approach to portfolio construction and how it could help you to build a portfolio that takes advantage of both passive and active investing.
Find out how to invest in property and real estate without actually buying a house. Start investing in property in the UK with little money vs buying a residential house.
In this guide, we list some investments that typically perform well during times of inflation, the ones that don’t do so well, and why this may be.
Join us as we explain what impact investing is and outline some of the best-performing funds that may make a difference with your investments. Start impact investing.
This step-by-step guide will show you how to start investing in stocks, from setting your goals, all the way to how to pick stocks.
In this article, we give you a list of the best performing long-term stocks that you should be adding to your watchlist.
The semiconductor industry is a growing trend in the stock market. See our list of some top-performing semiconductor stocks.
We explain how you can invest in international stocks, including shares from the US, China, Germany, and Brazil.
Discover the top 10 cheap UK value stocks based on a combination of valuation metrics, such as financial ratios and volume. Find UK value stocks to watch for the long term.
Dividend investing is used by many for income generation. In this article, we explain (in-depth) what it is, how it works & how you can benefit from it.
Learn how to find stocks that pay monthly dividends to earn returns on your investment. Discover a list of monthly dividend stocks and ETFs from around the globe.
Discover some robotics and automation stocks and exchange-traded funds that we’ve shortlisted to watch in the upcoming year. Discover why and how to invest in robotics.
Discover what is classified as a small-cap stock and how to invest in them. Discover small-cap stocks to watch right now that may grow and generate returns in years to come.
Regulatory changes in Beijing rocked Asian shares and profit buying propped them in 2021, but 2022 may be different. Discover some Asian stocks to watch in the upcoming year.
Learn about the different types of equity investments, such as stocks, ETFs, and private equity, and how you can get started investing in these assets.
Discover some of the biggest natural gas stocks to consider adding to your portfolio this year, as we delve into the outlook for the natural gas market.
In this article, we list some of the top NFT stocks you should be watching to potentially take advantage of growing technology. Start investing in NFT related stocks today.
In this article, we list some of the biggest tech stocks to watch in 2022 based on revenues and market cap. Find out which mega cap tech stocks you could add to your watchlist for the year ahead.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) track the performance of a stock market index, industry, or sector. Learn how to invest in ETFs and how they differ from other fund types.
We explain what index funds are, the pros and cons of investing in index-funds, how to choose from the thousands of funds out there, and which have been the best performing.
Discover some of the best-performing emerging market ETFs over the last five years, based on total cumulative return. Explore our list of emerging market funds from Russia, India, and Brazil.
Discover some of the best-performing gold ETFs over the past five years based on returns, including gold funds issued by iShares, SPDR, and VanEck, to add stability to your portfolio.
Join us as we explain what the differences are between accumulation and income distribution funds, the pros and cons of each, and when an investor might use one or the other.
Discover some key things you need to know about stocks & shares ISAs, including how they work, how to open one, and how to start investing.
