Wouldn’t it be nice to turn £10,000 into £100,000 by investing in the stock market, and not having to wait a lifetime for it happen? It is possible but not necessarily easy. The level of difficulty really depends on your timeframe and risk appetite as we shall explain in this article. We have approached the task by looking at what different assets have historically returned to investors ...

Shares in The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC) were marked up 1% to 264p on Friday after the small and mid cap-focused fund announced a benchmark-beating first half performance. Fund managers Guy Anderson and Anthony Lynch insisted they are sticking with their positive outlook too, though they anticipate the pace of economic growth will moderate. Income investors welcomed the news ...

Rising inflation expectations means that growth-hungry investors will need to be increasingly discerning and disciplined in terms of their stock picking in the months ahead. One sensible solution is to invest in a fund where the manager has pedigree in backing dynamic growth companies without overpaying to own the shares. Step forward Mark Slater, who has managed Slater Growth Fund ...

Shares in media group Future (FUTR), drifted lower despite the company announcing a positive trading update and indicating that full year earnings will be at the top end of consensus estimates of £183.5-to-£193.6 million. The company also revealed that the recent earnings acquisition of Dennis publishing has been completed. Future has employed a highly successful strategy that involves ...

UK stocks started the week cautiously, in spite of a raft of earnings upgrades, after another weak session in Asia where stocks in China and Japan were down 2% and 1% respectively as the Evergrande saga rumbled on. In energy markets, the focus was on the meeting of OPEC+ oil producers for any decision on whether to increase crude production, after a sharp rally in oil and gas prices this ...

In the same way investors can make a mint by backing a mythical ‘10-bagger’ early doors, fund fanatics can make big gains by catching an investment trust on the way up, before it begins its rise through the market capitalisation ranks and potentially even joins the likes of Scottish Mortgage (SMT), 3i (III) or Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) in the FTSE 100. We can never know with certitude ...

The FTSE 100 is poised for some significant changes in the coming 12 months such as the removal of BHP (BHP) from the index and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) splitting into two businesses. The importance of sectors like resources, pharmaceuticals and insurance is likely to be reduced with consumer goods and banks potentially enjoying an increased weighting. Over time structural changes in the ...

Investors would be wise to look at stocks that are going places, in more ways than one. Backing a business that is growing earnings and market position, as well as strengthening its finances, should in theory result in decent share price gains. It is this combination of factors which underpins our latest search for investment ideas. For this article, we have run two screens on Stockopedia to ...

Investors who want to tap into the rich seam of UK small cap opportunities will struggle to find a more passionate advocate than Georgina Brittain. The seasoned fund manager has been running the JPMorgan Smaller Companies Investment vTrust (JMI) since 1998, and alongside co-manager Katen Patel since 2017. The smaller companies space has always struggled for analyst coverage yet the manager’s ...

There are lots of good reasons why investors should have allocations to the FTSE 250, London’s high-flying index oriented to mid caps which provides a purer play on the domestic UK economy than the exporter-heavy FTSE 100. The FTSE 250 captures those growth stocks that have come up from the small cap ranks and therefore had a chance to establish themselves. And crucially, it can catch these ...

The UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, dragged down by heavyweight retail, insurance and energy stocks, although employment numbers highlighting a steady UK economic recovery helped limit losses. The UK blue-chip index was affected by worries over the economic slowdown of China, the world’s growth engine, which continued to dog international stock markets on Tuesday. The FTSE 100 drifted ...

London’s FTSE 100 fell in early trading on Monday following the release of disappointing Chinese economic data and amid mounting geopolitical concerns sparked by the Taliban’s swift resurgence in Afghanistan. Asian stocks fell overnight after China released disappointing retail sales and industrial production data, amid a surge in Delta coronavirus cases there and elsewhere in the ...

UK stocks represent a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for investors, say fund managers. After years dogged by political and economic uncertainty, and soggy stock market performance, this is a welcome change of mood music. ‘UK equities are on a 30 year low versus peers, and we see this as a once in a generation opportunity to get involved in some fantastic businesses,’ said Rory ...

A very strong trading update from media group Future (FUTR) has prompted stockbroker Numis to upgrade its 2021 pre-tax profit forecast by 10% to £183.7 million. Future has enjoyed considerable success in recent years with making money from editorial content. It owns a range of websites which provide interesting stories and information on products, such as computer games, bikes and hi-fi ...

Publishing group Future (FUTR) gained 6% to £25.36 after posting better-than-expected, record first half results and guiding for a full year outcome ahead of expectations. For the six months ended 31 March 2021, pre-tax profit rose 110% to £56.9 million year-on-year as revenue increased 89% to £272.6 million. The more than doubling of profit was driven by the ‘media division’s organic ...

UK stocks went into reverse on Wednesday as consumer price inflation more than doubled in April to 1.5% compared with a 0.7% rise in March. Higher prices for clothing and footwear helped lift the CPI, along with rising petrol costs due to higher oil prices and higher household energy bills. That overshadowed a generally positive day for company reports with several firms raising their ...

Shares in publishing firm Future (FUTR) jumped 6.5% in morning trade to £20.25 after it upgraded its annual profit outlook following a ‘positive start to the year’. In a trading update for the four-month period to 31 January, Future said it had ‘continued to benefit from high levels of online engagement’, notably during Black Friday and Christmas. Its Media division grew revenue ...

UK stocks traded higher on Wednesday as mining stocks found favour thanks to a sharp rally in metals and commodity prices. In Asian trading the Shanghai Composite SE index surged 1.4% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.2%. Gold prices were 0.3% higher at $1,845 an ounce and Brent oil prices were slightly lower at $60.8 a barrel. At 12 pm the FTSE 100 was up 27 points or 0.4% t0 6,559 ...

Publishing firm Future (FUTR) dipped 0.3% to £18.54 as it posted a brief trading update alongside its AGM and confirmed it was closing on completion for its acquisition of the Go Compare comparison site owner Goco (GOCO). The company said one in three people in the UK and US read its content in 2020 thanks to a mix of underlying growth in audience engagement and the increased consumption of ...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday after a clutch of positive corporate results and dividend resumptions. In Asian trading the Shanghai Composite SE index surged 1.4% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.2%. Gold prices were 0.3% higher at $1,845 an ounce and Brent oil prices were slightly lower at $60.8 a barrel. At 08.45 am the FTSE 100 was 14 points higher at 6,546 ...