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Pestilence and plague: Why Rentokil is placed to cash in
The pest control and hygiene products company shows there’s an upside to every situation
Sector Watch - how to invest in commodities
It’s easier than you think
Will Rightmove find “its happy” in next week’s Budget?
Hopes build of a boost to the property market from the Chancellor
How I’m diversifying my investments this year
Here’s the new positions I’m adding, and how
Investing in the UK: All you need to know
A guide to investing in a post-Brexit Britain
Can Primark afford to hold out much longer?
The fast fashion chain’s reluctance to go online must be hurting AB Foods
Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund
A flexible approach to fixed income
Can you give your pension a sustainable focus?
There are ways to ensure your retirement money is a force for good
Invest in your ISA to get your happy ever after - whatever you wish for
Whether you’re an old romantic and a sucker for hearts and flowers or you think Valentine’s Day is just another cynical ploy to get us spending, it is at least a timely reminder for us to do one thing - show those closest to us a little love.
Hays has a job on its hands to grow revenue
With job hires down, the core of its business is in the firing line
Does investing in bonds still make sense?
Yes, but it’s complicated
The pandemic winners there for the taking
Ocado and Tui show two sides of the same story
Can the ESG surge continue in 2021?
Last year saw ESG funds buck the trend of outflows
How safe are your oil dividends?
Can oil continue to provide a steady trickle of income for investors?
UK investing: where to find income
Do UK dividends remain intact?
Investment considerations for young people
Three questions you’ll encounter as you start investing
Ocado has its sights set on the future
The market-leading grocery chain is gearing up for a seismic change in shopping habits
Why BP cannot afford to slip further as it slides to a loss
Oil giant sees a slump in earnings as demand plummets worldwide
UK investing: How to choose between value and growth
Is it time for the tables to turn?
Brown Advisory US Sustainable Growth Fund
One of our fund picks for 2021 with a focus on sustainability
What's going on at GlaxoSmithKline?
Has the pandemic pushed the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer off its pedestal?
Is it time to rebalance your portfolio?
When and how to reset your asset allocation
Boohoo deal for Debenhams marks online shift
Long-foreseen changes happen very slowly, then all at once
Why now may finally be the time to invest in the UK
Our home market may be on the cusp of a comeback
Could the vaccine roll-out be Wizz Air’s best hope?
Airlines can’t bank on a smooth take-off this Spring
Is it time for airline stocks to take off once again?
EasyJet and co. may finally have their time back in the sun
Fidelity Select 50 Balanced Fund - three years on
Getting the balance right
What are ESG ratings?
How ESG ratings can help you understand a company’s sustainability levels
What are bond yields telling us?
Treasury yields point to inflation and growth ahead
Stock Watch: JD Wetherspoon
Can we ‘call time’ on Covid soon enough to save Wetherspoon’s?
How to invest in the UK retail sector
Picking apart the winners from the losers in a divided sector
Will the losers of 2020 be the winners of 2021?
What to keep an eye on over the coming months
Are there any winners after the ‘worst ever’ year for retailers?
The data is depressing, but not all retailers have had an annus horribilis
Bitcoin: Have investors bitten off more than they can chew?
What you need to know about the cryptocurrency
Sustainable fund picks
How ESG underpins our fund choices in 2021
Does Tesco have Christmas wrapped up?
The supermarket giant shouldn’t disappoint, but it isn’t all plain-sailing
Share dealing in volatile markets
What happens when things get choppy?
What happens when you buy a share?
Understanding the magic behind the scenes
China leading the way
Foreign investor demand for Chinese securities intensifies
Why sustainable investing does not mean lower returns
Good ESG credentials are shorthand for high quality
Morrisons and Next kick off the Christmas trading updates
Will there be anything to celebrate?
Five ways to invest sustainably
Moving along the ESG spectrum
The future of the office
What happens next to your commute and to rental properties?
2020: A bumper year for sustainable investing
Getting to grips with the rise of sustainable investing
The stocks to keep an eye on as the pandemic evolves
Tomorrow’s world is very different for companies willing to adapt
Can Purplebricks build on 2020’s successes in 2021?
A booming housing market has buoyed the shares, but can it hold?
Fund picks for 2021
Sustainability, income and valuation in focus
Tesla and 2020 - two peas in an (electric) pod
Inclusion on the S&P 500 tops off a stellar year for the company
Covid could be the gift that keeps on giving for Ocado
The pandemic has shifted shopping habits for good, says the retail tech group
Who will be in and who will be out in the December FTSE 100 reshuffle?
Tonight’s closing bell will ring in the winners and losers at the latest review
Why Countryside Properties is in need of a makeover
The property developer has Covid and the regulator on its back
‘Tis the season to keep an eye out for 2021’s star performers
Stock picking is the name of the game as the pandemic continues
Fidelity Sustainable Reduced Carbon Bond Fund
Sustainable bond investing meets maximising returns
Why value AND growth matter
If there is a rotation into out of favour stocks, be selective
Sector watch: Industrials
A large - and diverse - opportunity set
Is lockdown sales surge enough to keep treats coming at Pets at Home?
Sales boom could be a textbook lesson in how to teach an old dog new tricks
Airline stocks could fly when a vaccine arrives
Budget airline investors have to be in it for the long haul though
No trade-off between doing good and beating the market
A company’s ESG credentials count
Sustainable companies protected investors this year
Analysis has shown the resilience of companies scoring well for ESG
EasyJet investors should strap themselves in for a bumpy ride
A vaccine’s on the horizon, but the going’s still likely to be tough in 2021
Can shopping centre giant Landsec turn around in time?
The Bluewater shopping centre owner looks stuck tight as lockdown 2 strikes
Navigating an “unusual” UK recession
Is now the time to consider value stocks?
Liontrust UK Growth Fund
A unique way of uncovering growth in an unloved market
High hopes for AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine breakthrough
The drugmaker will be keen show it has more to offer than ‘just’ the vaccine though
Will it be tiers before bedtime as Whitbread profits slump?
Or is the Premier Inn-owner set to pull something special out of the bag?
How to buy UK shares at a discount
Can investment trusts offer an advantage?
Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund
‘A different way of looking at the world’
Dividends are down but not out
Is it all bad news for income investors?
When will Premier Inn-owner Whitbread get a break?
It’s unlikely to get one while pandemic lockdowns persist
Will 2021 be the year for value investors?
Clue: maybe
Demand for ESG set to surge?
Majority of European assets could be sustainable within years
Sector Watch: Supermarkets
A bumper year for the sector reveals some clear winners and losers
Comgest Growth Europe Ex UK Fund
High quality, long term, growth companies
The G in ESG: last but not least
Why you should care about corporate governance
Is William Hill playing a winning hand in the US?
The agreed bid could spell big things stateside for the UK bookie
Can ASOS ride the second wave with as much style?
ASOS knows it won’t be alone for long in serving its lucrative customer base
How to decide what shares to invest in
All you need to know about investing in shares
Big Tech valuations leave investors asking the same questions
How to make sense of sky-high tech valuations
As jobless figures rise, what hope for Hays?
Investors in the recruiter should expect more cold hard facts on the Covid effect
Fidelity UK Select Fund
Uncovering quality UK companies through bottom-up analysis
Cambridge is dumping fossil fuels - should you?
Why you should start thinking about the environment and your investments
The S in ESG: why it matters
Everything you need to know about social investing
If every little helps why is Tesco looking so nervous?
Panic-buying has brought in the shoppers but also increased costs.
Greggs: flaky prospects prompt innovation
Results suggest plans to adapt to an uncertain future
ESG: who can you trust?
A track record you can believe in
What’s the right mix of cash and investments?
Risk-free cash is a vital cousin to stocks and shares
Three funds for alternative assets
Three Select 50 choices for incorporating alternative assets into your portfolio
A contrarian view of a one-sided UK equity market
Value remains in unloved areas
Why Boohoo is turning heads for all the wrong reasons
A supply chain malpractice claim isn’t a good look for the fast fashion retailer
Our Select 50 bond funds in focus
Our analysts preferred choices for fixed income
Environmental Investing
Looking at the E in ESG
Three Select 50 funds for value investors
Portfolios for contrarian thinkers
Stock Watch: AG Barr, DFS, Kingfisher & PZ Cussons
Expect a mixed bag from retail and consumer goods giants in the week ahead
Ocado: is M&S boost just the beginning?
Online sales surging in lockdown
Sector Watch: Online payments
Is the future cashless?
In it for the long-term
Key lessons I have learned on my investment journey
Why Next needs to be ‘a bit more Primark’
Next looks positively gloomy compared to Primark and it shouldn’t be
Tech funds beyond the FAANGs
Tech is here to stay - so where do the next best opportunities lie?
Morrisons: can online platforms make up for Covid costs?
Profits down but online channels offer hope
Five new Select 50 funds
Summer additions to our preferred fund list
British Airways: more turbulence for aviation industry?
AGM should give clues for BA and co
Opportunities among China’s innovative private companies
Exploring China’s exciting unlisted sector
Primark on track to top £2bn and on target to prove the doubters wrong
The apparent ‘mishmash’ of businesses is proving to be a winning combination
Fidelity Funds - Asian Special Situations
Bottom-up stock picking across the world’s fastest-growing economic region
ITV drops out of the FTSE 100
Reshuffle sees discount retailer B&M take its place
Stock Watch: Fever-Tree Drinks
Has lockdown taken the fizz out of the posh mixer maker?
Finding Japan’s future winners
On-the-ground knowledge is invaluable
Can commercial property still offer an income?
The sector’s future could be set to change for good
Can Barratt get ahead before a tricky 2021?
The double whammy due in March next year casts a shadow during a tricky 2020
Examining European dividends
The key factors affecting the rest of 2020
Does your 18 year old know they’re about to get a windfall?
As the Child Trust Fund comes of age, it seems it isn’t all bad turning 18 in 2020
Income investors hunker down in the dividend drought
Looking globally for income lessens impact of deep cuts in UK
Young Money - ESG & sustainable investing
How to match your investments with your morals
The lesson at the core of Apple’s gravity-defying rise
As Apple hits a $2trn valuation the need to stay diversified is apparent
Any hope for jobs sector as Hays itself cuts 1,000 roles?
Will Hays have any good news to share about Britain’s jobs crisis?
Capita: a lesson for long-term investors
Reason to be cheerful amid poor half-year results?
Three Select 50 funds for Asia-Pacific
Our choices for exposure to the world’s fastest growing region
Sector Watch: Commodities
Your need-to-know on the sector
Sustainability and Asian small-caps
Why sustainability matters
Is it time to take a break from the travel sector?
Spotting an investment winner feels as fraught as picking a ‘safe’ holiday destination
How do you spot a corporate con?
Three key factors investors should consider
Can the new-build boom continue at Persimmon?
The housebuilder will be hoping the trend continues throughout 2020
Investors see sense of ESG during pandemic
Sustainable funds have been boosted in terms of returns and attracting cash
The case for short-dated bonds
An attractive alternative to falling deposit rates?
Admiral of the fleet
Can the Wales-based car insurer remain Covid-proof?
Three Select 50 funds for Europe
Tapping the Continent for value
Diageo: dividend stays but profits lose fizz
Lockdowns have seen sales go down the drain for the drinks-giant
Three Select 50 funds for Japanese companies
Interesting approaches to the land of the rising sun
JPM US Equity Income Fund
Quality matched with consistency
Signs of life for UK dividends?
The firms giving hope to income-seekers
All you need to know about ESG and sustainable investing
What is ESG investing?
Finding the hidden value in UK equities
Where are the opportunities as the UK emerges from lockdown?
Rightmove will hope house boom is on firm foundations
Why those post-lockdown property purchases may not pave the way to profits
The potential cost of the failure to find a Covid vaccine
AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline in a race to develop world-changing Covid vaccine
Bonds: What, why and how?
Everything you need to know about fixed income
Greggs: half-baked profits as virus hit revealed
Cracks in the recovery starting to show?
JPM US Select Fund
‘All about good old-fashioned stock selection’
How to spot a winner in the retail sector
A clear shift is emerging and retailers who spot it have the advantage
Investing in precious metals
Does it still make sense?
An investment strategy for difficult times
You may be understandably hesitant about starting your ISA savings in the current climate, but as Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery shows, investing regularly means you can make sure you’re financially prepared, whatever comes your way.
Covid vaccine gives AstraZeneca a shot in the arm
All eyes will be on the vaccine trial’s next stage
All you need to know about ESG and sustainable investing
This week, we’re asking - can your investments do well for the world, as well as doing well for your bank balance?
Sustainable investing comes to the fore in tough times
Social issues have become more pressing in the time of coronavirus
Five ISA myths - busted
ISAs are hugely popular, but myths abound about what you can and can’t do within an ISA. Here, Fidelity’s Emma-Lou Montgomery sets the record straight.
Unilever: defensive growth
How will this high-quality company navigate the pandemic?
Netflix’s outlook spooks investors
Streaming service warns of new subscriber slowdown
Colchester Global Bond
A medium-term, value-based approach to government bonds
Select 50: funds for a global approach
Three ways (and six funds) to invest around the world
Sector Watch: Airlines
Your need-to-know on the nation’s carriers
Six reasons to keep calm and carry on investing
Investing in your ISA during pandemic
Is Burberry still worth checking out?
Its reliance on Chinese buyers has meant times are currently particularly tough
Whitbread gears up for life after lockdown
Premier Inn-owner upbeat on prospects
Jupiter Absolute Return
Another big short
21 years of ISAs - how regular savers have reaped rewards
ISAs have come a long way since they were launched back in 1999. And, as Fidelity Personal Investing’s Emma-Lou Montgomery shows, smart savers who started saving back then, have reaped the rewards.
Primark shows high street retailers may be down, but they’re not all out
Spotting winners in the beleaguered sector is difficult but some bright spots shine through
Is the bike boom enough to drive Halfords' profits?
The latest surge in bike sales could be short-lived so a change of gear may be needed
Two M&G Select 50 bond funds
Same manager, different strategies
Is Value finally making a comeback?
Unloved stocks sit at historically low levels
Spending money - and time - wisely
Three ways you can look after your ISA savings in lockdown
Investing in unloved Asia
Lessons from the past 25 years
Why easyJet investors should brace for a bumpy ride
The budget airline is heading into more turbulence up ahead
Monks Investment Trust PLC
A diversified approach to growth
A contrarian view of Hong Kong
Looking through the uncertainty for value
Indebted Intu a final warning for retail?
Challenges ahead for the whole sector
Three funds for mid-size companies
Medium is beautiful
Can Tesco keep the discounters at bay?
Changing times for the supermarket chain as they move into a new era
Take AIM: the junior market 25 years on
What is AIM and what does it offer investors?
RIT Capital Partners PLC
Freedom to be cautious
Matthews Asia Pacific Tiger Fund
One of our favourite funds for investing in Asia
Easing into the new normal
Where are the opportunities as we emerge from lockdown?
Scottish Mortgage PLC
The world’s largest investment trust
Are lockdown and sunshine too much for National Grid?
A glut of renewable energy is proving problematic for the nation’s supply operator
Fidelity Select 50 Balanced Fund
Tom Stevenson interviews the fund’s manager Ayesha Akbar
Sector Watch: Drinks
To your good health
Fidelity Select 50 Balanced Fund
One fund with access to our favourite investments
Seven reasons to consider investment trusts
The vehicle of choice for long-term investors?
Select 50 fund removals
Latest changes to the Fidelity list
What next for Fullers as Covid calls time on pubs?
The brewer turned pubs group has a tough future ahead
EasyJet drops out of FTSE 100
Reshuffle sees airline leave top bourse
Fidelity Japan Trust PLC
Local know-how unearthing untapped potential
Fidelity Asian Values PLC
Simple, not easy
Value investing: are we at a turning point?
The past 13 years have been tough for value investors
Go-Ahead Group sees profits stall
Bus and train operator Go-Ahead warns on profits as crisis continues
Fidelity European Values PLC
Strong principles driving strong potential?
Fidelity Special Values PLC
A contrarian approach to UK equities
British Land in unchartered waters
The retail and office space landlord needs to be proactive not reactive
Invesco names new income managers
Mark Barnett replaced in UK equity franchise
Burberry latest to cut dividend
Fashion retailer hit by Asian consumer lockdown
Whitbread taps shareholders for £1bn
Rights issue of new shares to secure survival for Premier Inn chain
Gold moves higher but for how long?
Safe haven asset is in demand
Three trusts for income
Cash reserves more important than ever
Imperial Brands: Duty-free sales go up in smoke
Shifting trends and now Covid-related travel bans threaten to dampen sales
Select 50 bonds in focus
Our analysts preferred choices for fixed income
Food for thought ahead of M&S full year results
M&S full-year results unlikely to be like any others before or again
The opportunities and risks of investing in travel
Should investors avoid the travel sector for now?
WH Smith: opportunity or value trap?
Corona volatility begins value debate
Where do the UK housebuilders go from here?
The top challenges facing the sector
Royal London gilt fund comes off Select 50
Changes ahead of our summer review
How to choose investment funds
All you need to know to invest in funds
Stock Watch: Centrica
Britain’s biggest energy supplier becomes the latest to cut its dividend
How to choose funds
This week on the show we’re examining how to choose funds.
Is this the time to embrace smaller companies?
The role smaller companies can play in a diversified portfolio
Seven lessons from earnings season
Results lift the lid on Covid’s impact
City of London investment trust
Continuing the dividend record
Buffett's dilemma in the face of uncertainty
Buffet confounded for now, but still upbeat on “American miracle”
Should investors stay or sell this May?
Putting the recent recovery into perspective
How to survive the Shell dividend shock
Five fund ideas for income-hunters
Why are shares so high?
This week, we’re asking - why is the stock market doing so well?
Britain gets closer to a coal-free future
New record broken for coal-free power generation
Stock Watch: Trainline
Not even the most avid trainspotters could have seen the crisis heading Trainline’s way
Next: the art of survival
Getting through to the other side is all that matters
Why BP profit hit should sober us
Virus-led drops could set the scene
What could lower oil prices mean for investors?
Lack of demand causes oil prices to fall
Stock Watch: Sainsbury’s
Has panic shopping left the supermarket chain in the money?
Making your first investment
Lots of us think we should invest but knowing where to start can be confusing.
Netflix: the lockdown king
The pandemic has provided a global captive audience
Boohoo powering through the retail rout
Revenues above expectations but margins thinning
Businesses doing the right thing make better investments
Strong ESG credentials matter
Select 50: European fund combinations
Analyst Oliver Jarman on continental portfolios
Primark-owner begins to count virus cost
Business diversification key for AB Foods
Dangers and opportunities from an oil collapse
The price of crude is at its lowest for 20 years
Coronavirus impact sinks in | Too late to buy gold?
This week, we’re digesting the first official take on the economic fallout from the Coronavirus pandemic - and it doesn’t make pleasant reading.
Stock Watch: Boohoo and Primark
Is the fast fashion strategy too ‘last season’ for today?
Is now the time to tune up your investments?
Managing your money in the new world
Fidelity analysts: taking the pulse
The view from the front line
Fund dealing: your questions answered
Your need-to-know on buying and selling
Will tax rise to pay for Coronavirus support?
Attention is turning to repairing economic damage
Ideas for investment income in 2020
What are the options?
Stock Watch: JD Sports
Rivalries intensify as the pandemic threatens already-embattled retailers
Investment Outlook - what you’re asking us
This week on the show, it’s an Investment Outlook Q&A Special. Fidelity Personal Investing has produced its latest Quarterly Outlook for markets and, for obvious reasons, this one is like no other before it.
China briefing: The view from Hong Kong
Staying focused
Dividend cuts will force savvy investors to get creative
What are the options now for income investors?
Is it still good to be an ISA early bird?
Be greedy when others are fearful…
Tom Stevenson's Market Week - 7 April 2020
In this week’s market update: Shar