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Market Week - Fed and tech earnings in focus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as the Fed and tech earnings are the main focus after last week’s wobble in stock markets.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jul 2021
The Week Ahead: 26 July 2021
What you need to know in the next five days
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jul 2021
Forget inflation - slow growth is far more concerning
Markets point to an economic rebound hitting the buffers
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Jul 2021
Investing in gold during uncertain times
How to protect your investments
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 23 Jul 2021
Bitcoin has been falling - 4 things you should know about the crypto market
The cryptocurrency suffers an identity crisis
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 21 Jul 2021
Market week: what you need to know
Prices and the pandemic fuel a risk-off shift
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Jul 2021
How inflation has impacted different generations & what you can do about it
Inflation affects all of us in different ways
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Jul 2021
Investment Outlook
Each quarter Tom Stevenson, Investment Director at Fidelity Personal Investing, analyses global markets and the key asset classes to provide a unique outlook for the next 12 months.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Jul 2021
The investment lessons to be learned from golf
While history never repeats itself, it does sometimes rhyme.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 08 Jul 2021
Investors look through inflation risks
The threat of inflation has not been enough to derail record inflows
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 05 Jul 2021
What could markets do in the second half of 2021?
Hopes of a strong recovery have buoyed markets so far this year
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 02 Jul 2021
Allianz Technology Trust
Investing in the future
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 30 Jun 2021
Rising oil prices aren’t necessarily good news for energy companies
Demand returns - how long will it stay?
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 30 Jun 2021
Exuberance over sustainability threatens a new bubble
Sustainability is crucial but we can’t forget the fundamentals
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Jun 2021
The perils of market timing
How to avoid being caught out
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Jun 2021
What a stronger dollar might mean for your investments
What will shape currency markets in the months ahead?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 25 Jun 2021
Inflation doves are taking a huge risk with global economy
Will history repeat itself?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Jun 2021
Four Select 50 equity income funds
Choices for income-seeking investors
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 15 Jun 2021
The return of the stock picker
How we can help you pick the right manager
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 08 Jun 2021
Dividends are coming back and investors have noticed
The market has faith that shareholder payments will gather speed
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 07 Jun 2021
Is now the time to invest more globally?
Making the most of the global advantage
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 04 Jun 2021
The good and bad sides of manufacturing growth
Supply disruptions undercut strong signs of growth
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 02 Jun 2021
China may be fighting the commodity price battle on the wrong front
The factors driving prices are more global in nature
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 01 Jun 2021
How to invest in a higher inflation world
Don’t let inflation catch you off guard
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 28 May 2021
Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund
Doing something a little bit different
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 21 May 2021
Is the UK or the US a better investment right now?
There are positives to both
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 20 May 2021
Never mind the bitcoin madness - inflation is a bigger worry
It’s all a bit too much like the late 1990s for my liking
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 17 May 2021
Does inflation signal lift-off for gold?
The current case for gold
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 13 May 2021
Fasten your seatbelts
But don’t be fazed by volatility
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 May 2021
10 questions investors need to ask amid turbulent markets
How to check your investments are on the right course
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 11 May 2021
Why are markets hoping for bad news?
Inflation jitters are starting to kick in
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 11 May 2021
Are corporate earnings strong enough to sustain markets?
Companies have significantly bettered expectations so far
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 07 May 2021
Is now the time to buy for dividends? | A new commodities supercycle
This week, after a tough year for income hunters are UK dividends at last in line for a recovery? We’ll take a look.
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 06 May 2021
Market Week podcast - Earnings continue to outperform expectations
In this week’s market update: earnings continue to outperform expectations; commodities rise as economies re-open; and the dollar slides as the rest of the world catches up
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 05 May 2021
A commodities supercycle could make a generation of investors rich
The demand for green metals is likely to soar
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 04 May 2021
Is value or growth winning the latest earnings season?
Markets are happy either way
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 30 Apr 2021
Investment trust focus: Scottish Mortgage PLC
The world’s largest investment trust
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 28 Apr 2021
The market is suffering from middle child syndrome
Time to stop ignoring ‘buy and forget’ stocks
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 27 Apr 2021
How to spot the next long-term trend
Market trends: fad or fortune?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 23 Apr 2021
The stark environmental impact of Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining threatens to derail global sustainability efforts
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 21 Apr 2021
Fidelity Global Dividend Fund
A disciplined approach
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 20 Apr 2021
Is the value rally already over?
Investors look for clues from earnings season
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 20 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - Is the stock market ready to pause for breath?
In this week’s market update: is the market ready to pause for breath; or will trillions of excess savings fuel an extended recovery?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Apr 2021
The global recovery begins to take shape
The UK is promising, but don’t forget the superpowers
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 16 Apr 2021
Welcome to the Tina stock market
Investing when there is no alternative
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Apr 2021
Investment Outlook 2021 - Quarter 2
After a record-breaking year, the outlook remains positive. With yields rising, however, asset allocation is key.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Apr 2021
Week to test economies as lockdown lifts
Recent gains for markets mean much good news has been priced in
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 12 Apr 2021
Market Week - Consumer spending in focus
In this week’s market update: all eyes are on consumer spending as economies re-open; the banks kick-start the first quarter earnings season; and Chinese shares show it can be better to travel than to arrive.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Apr 2021
Where next for markets?
It’s Outlook time again
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 08 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - US stock market hits record highs
In this week’s market update: new market records as America’s post-pandemic boom begins; Britain starts to re-open its economy; and Europe looks through the latest Covid wave.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 07 Apr 2021
Boom time for stock markets as bonds left in the doldrums
Populist spending in the US is stoking inflationary forces
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 06 Apr 2021
Investing in the post-lockdown recovery
Where are the investment opportunities as restrictions begin to ease?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 01 Apr 2021
Market Week Podcast - Shares enjoy their best 12 months since the 1930s
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as shares enjoy their best 12 months since the 1930s; but bonds are hit hard by inflation fears.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 30 Mar 2021
Investment opportunities after the pandemic
What have we learned and where do we go from here?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 26 Mar 2021
Covid: one year on
Investors look through the pandemic
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Mar 2021
Market Week - A year on from the pandemic
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead a year on from the pandemic low with the Deliveroo IPO highlighting one of the Covid winners.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Mar 2021
Don’t blame young people for chasing get-rich-quick schemes
The stock market is the ultimate get-rich-slow machine
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Mar 2021
How to invest in the pandemic recovery
Is it time to look beyond the technology winners of last year?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 12 Mar 2021
Sustainable investing themes for 2021
Three areas of focus this year
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 10 Mar 2021
How to inflation-proof your portfolio
Know how investments perform when prices rise
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 09 Mar 2021
What the recent round of bond selloffs tells investors
Expect more of the same to come
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 05 Mar 2021
Bond market lurch brings back painful memories
Bond market lurch brings back painful memories
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 02 Mar 2021
Why bond yields are rising and what it means for share prices
Inflation expectations at the heart
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 26 Feb 2021
Sector Watch - how to invest in commodities
It’s easier than you think
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 24 Feb 2021
Market Week Podcast - Investors start to worry about inflation
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as investors start to worry about inflation and the dark side of ESG investing comes under scrutiny.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 23 Feb 2021
Smaller companies in the sun as vaccines roll out
Improving prospects for domestic economies is helping smaller firms
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 22 Feb 2021
Eight lessons from a remarkable year
The past 12 months have provided more than its fair share of learnings
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Feb 2021
Market Week - Optimistic outlook push shares higher
In this week’s market update: shares push higher in a perfect storm of positives; the pound heads towards $1.40 on re-opening hopes.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 16 Feb 2021
Is this a new commodities “supercycle”?
Demand for raw materials is expected to rise as world economies recover
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 12 Feb 2021
We may be at a crucial turning point for the markets
The green revolution to come will be intrinsically inflationary
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 09 Feb 2021
Market Week - Investors focus on big US stimulus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors as investors focus on big US stimulus and earnings season picks up on the positive market mood.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 09 Feb 2021
Market Week Podcast - Retail investors take on Wall Street
In this week’s market update: there is no doubt about the big market story this week - the David and Goliath tale of retail investors taking on powerful Wall Street hedge funds and apparently winning - the first round at least.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 02 Feb 2021
The difference between investment and speculation
Slow down and take the long view
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 01 Feb 2021
Do volatile markets signal a bumpy ride for investors in 2021?
Will market returns in January be a guide to the year ahead?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 29 Jan 2021
Market correction is coming, but investors should ride it out
When doing nothing is best
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jan 2021
Should you be going for gold?
Gold will always have a part to play in a balanced portfolio
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 26 Jan 2021
Market Week - Correction fears cloud the outlook
In this week’s market update: correction fears cloud the outlook; US politics gets back to normal as bi-partisan splits emerge on stimulus proposals; earnings season is in full swing; while over here Brexit is back on the radar.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 26 Jan 2021
Are the brakes on inflation about to be released?
What rising inflation could mean for your money
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 22 Jan 2021
Is your glass half full or half empty?
How to have your cake and eat it
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 21 Jan 2021
Will Biden unleash inflation?
The time to bolster your defences against future inflation is now
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Jan 2021
Market Week Podcast - China's growth returns to pre-pandemic levels
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors with all eyes on Biden’s inauguration, while China’s growth returns to pre-pandemic levels.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 19 Jan 2021
Fidelity Select 50 Balanced Fund - three years on
Getting the balance right
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 15 Jan 2021
What are bond yields telling us?
Treasury yields point to inflation and growth ahead
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Jan 2021
Investors should brace for even more unknown unknowns
Stock-picking will determine success or failure more than making big calls
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Jan 2021
Market Week Podcast - US in focus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors with the US in focus as the Trump presidency goes with a bang and earnings season begins.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 12 Jan 2021
Bitcoin: Have investors bitten off more than they can chew?
What you need to know about the cryptocurrency
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 11 Jan 2021
What’s in store for investors in 2021?
The asset classes and sectors with most potential in the year ahead
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 08 Jan 2021
Global markets hit new highs - what’s going on?
Markets continue to shrug off the bad and focus on the good
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 08 Jan 2021
Investment Outlook 2021
Where to invest in the year ahead
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 07 Jan 2021
Investment Outlook 2021 - Quarter 1
Lessons from the pandemic
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 07 Jan 2021
Market Week Podcast - Investors in optimistic mood
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as investors head into the new year in optimistic mood on vaccine hopes and a Brexit deal secured.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 05 Jan 2021
Lessons to remember from a year to forget
2020 has been a valuable learning opportunity for investors
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 21 Dec 2020
Looking back at 2020; where do we stand now?
What did we learn about investing this year?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 18 Dec 2020
Market Week - Brexit hopes offset Covid gloom
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors as surging IPOs carry echoes of the dot.com bubble and Brexit hopes offset Covid gloom.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Dec 2020
How a weak dollar could affect your investments
What can you do to make currency moves work for you?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 11 Dec 2020
Market Week Podcast - Brexit negotiations in focus
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead for investors as shares give back some of their recent gains as vaccine and Brexit optimism fades.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 08 Dec 2020
Commodities point to a strong recovery
Are hopes for a rapid return to normality justified?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 04 Dec 2020
Market Week Podcast - Global shares deliver record gains
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as global stock markets hit record gains in November and commodities also head for new highs.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 01 Dec 2020
Market Week Podcast - Vaccine news continues to boost markets
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as news of another vaccine boosts stock markets and Rishi Sunak spells out his spending priorities.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 24 Nov 2020
Who will be the Christmas retail winners?
Retailers prepare for an online Christmas
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 20 Nov 2020
Fidelity Sustainable Reduced Carbon Bond Fund
Sustainable bond investing meets maximising returns
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 19 Nov 2020
Market Week Podcast - Vaccine hope boosts markets
In this week’s market update: markets break out of their recent range on vaccine hopes; Brexit talks hit the final straight; and retail is in focus at the end of earnings season.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 17 Nov 2020
Market Week Podcast - Shares soar on vaccine hopes
Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead as shares soar on vaccine hopes, Joe Biden becomes President-elect and Brexit talks enters a crucial week.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 10 Nov 2020
The stocks to watch as vaccine breakthrough sparks surge
But they’re probably not the ones you’ve been banking on
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 10 Nov 2020
Stock market gains make fools of forecasters
Pollsters - and stock market experts - are scratching their heads
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 09 Nov 2020
In an unpredictable year, compromise is still certain
Making sense of the uncertainties we currently face
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 03 Nov 2020
It’s Groundhog Day for oil prices as investors prepare for further lockdowns
But there are key differences this time round
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 03 Nov 2020
Market Week Podcast - Investors focus on a tight US election
In this week’s market update: the point of maximum uncertainty as investors focus on a tight US election, widespread lockdowns in Europe, volatile markets, central bank meetings and third quarter earnings season.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 03 Nov 2020
Will October blues be swept away by Christmas?
Now is not the time to lose your nerve
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 30 Oct 2020
Keeping calm on Super Thursday
How to stay cool in volatile markets
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Oct 2020
Market Week Podcast - All eyes on the US election and earnings season results
In this week’s market update: the last days before a watershed US Presidential election; earnings season serves up a torrent of big company results; and the first sign of whether the US economy bounced back in the third quarter.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 27 Oct 2020
Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund
‘A different way of looking at the world’
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 23 Oct 2020
Dividends are down but not out
Is it all bad news for income investors?
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 23 Oct 2020
Why doing nothing could be the best investment decision
Second-guessing an outcome could be a fool’s game
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 22 Oct 2020
Will 2021 be the year for value investors?
Clue: maybe
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 20 Oct 2020
Volatility: it’s that time of year again
October looks like living up to its usual reputation
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Oct 2020
Investment Outlook 2020 - Quarter 4
What next on the radar after Covid?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 14 Oct 2020
Market Week - Earnings season gets underway
In this week’s market update: stocks rally on hopes for post-election stimulus; earnings season gets underway.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 13 Oct 2020
What investing questions are on your mind?
What investing questions are on your mind?
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 12 Oct 2020
Will earnings justify the V-shaped market recovery?
What can investors expect this October?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 09 Oct 2020
Making sense of 2020 in three graphs
How to understand this strangest of years
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 08 Oct 2020
The questions every investor wants answered
With questions mounting on everything from Covid to Brexit, Trump to China; it’s time for some answers
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 06 Oct 2020
Market Week - Stocks rise on further stimulus hopes
In this week’s market update: all eyes on the US after the President tests positive for Covid.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 06 Oct 2020
Market week - crunch time begins for US & UK
In this week’s market update: shares rebound after the worst week in three months; the US election looms over Wall Street; while on this side of the pond, it’s all about Brexit.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 29 Sep 2020
Three funds for alternative assets
Three Select 50 choices for incorporating alternative assets into your portfolio
Toby Sims Fidelity Personal Investing - 25 Sep 2020
Market week - new lockdown fears
In this week’s market update: shares retreat on new lockdown fears; but higher prices encourage more companies to float their shares; and can the precious metals rally continue?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 22 Sep 2020
Three Select 50 funds for value investors
Portfolios for contrarian thinkers
Daniel Lane Fidelity Personal Investing - 17 Sep 2020
Market Week - Thoughts on the tech stock correction
Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson looks at the week ahead giving some thoughts on the tech stock correction and the new prime minister of Japan.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 15 Sep 2020
Why “sell in May” didn’t work this year
Investors who “sold in May” would have missed a remarkable recovery
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 11 Sep 2020
Which businesses will adapt best to the new normal?
Why stock picking matters in this environment more than ever
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 01 Sep 2020
Why I’m not putting all my eggs in the tech basket
The time to diversify is often when you don’t want to
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 25 Aug 2020
Market Week - US shares hit new highs
In this week’s market update: The S&P hits a new high but it’s a worryingly narrow rally; dividends suffer their worst fall since 2009; and central banks gather for a virtual Jackson Hole summit.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 25 Aug 2020
What could go right?
Reasons to be cheerful about markets
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 18 Aug 2020
Gold is once more the glittering prize
Is 2020 the new 1979?
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 11 Aug 2020
Markets weather the earnings storm
Are stock markets reasonably valued at the moment?
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 07 Aug 2020
Why gold is rising and what you should do now
Here’s what drives the gold price
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 05 Aug 2020
Market Week Podcast - Q2 earnings beat expectations
In this week’s market update: stocks hold on as some evidence emerges of economic recovery and second quarter earnings beat expectations; high yield bonds complete their best month since 2011; and gold heads further into uncharted territory.
Tom Stevenson Investment Director - 04 Aug 2020
Why diversification matters now more than ever
Investment strategies for uncertain times
Graham Smith Market Commentator - 31 Jul 2020
Market Week Podcast - Gold hits record high
In this week’s market update: Gold hits record highs, earnings updates come in from the big players in Silicon Valley and we wait to hear detail on the cost of removing Huawei from the UK’s 5G network.
Emma-Lou Montgomery Fidelity Personal Investing - 28 Jul 2020
Gold in the sweet spot as shares wobble
The week has seen a retreat to the haven metal
Ed Monk Fidelity Personal Investing - 27 Jul 2020
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