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Low growth, recovery or second wave: the investments to own in each scenario.

The real reason why Fundsmith has done so well, the trust that says ditch growth stocks and buy value, and the pace is picking up for acquisition-fuelled fundraisings.

Great Ideas

Novacyt still looks really cheap despite share price rally

The testing specialist should see a major uplift in earnings thanks to a big contract win

News

How Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis has impacted stock markets

Wild swings have been seen on Wall Street as commentators say markets ‘overreact’ ahead of elections

Great Ideas

Panoply busy signing new contracts and buying businesses

The consultancy continues to report positive news

Great Ideas

Premier Foods poised for Hovis windfall

The company has also redeemed £40 million worth of bonds

News

The options for Rolls-Royce shareholders as £2 billion rights issue looms

The company is taking measures to help repair a balance sheet hurt by Covid-19

News

What Asda’s sale means for supermarket rivals

The Issa brothers and TDR Capital are taking control of the UK supermarket

Great Ideas

Don’t miss out on this high-quality European growth company

This could be a good opportunity to buy a top-class name at a cheaper price

Great Ideas

Take profits on gold miner Centamin

A recent operational setback could uncover wider problems and dent its ability to profit from the gold rally

News

Cineworld faces liquidity crunch as cinemas close again

One analyst forecasts a need for $300 million to see it through more tough times

Great Ideas

Shares in AG Barr start to pick up after reassuring results

The IRN-BRU maker is demonstrating resilience and expects to resume dividends next year

Russ Mould

Predictions for a FTSE 100 earnings rebound look shaky

A profit recovery for the index depends heavily on sectors like financials and oil and gas

Ask Tom

Where do I stand with tax if I gift £100,000?

Tom Selby weighs up the tax implications of a reader giving money from their pension

Editor's View

Pace picking up for acquisition-fuelled fundraisings

Numerous companies are raising cash to buy rivals or expand skills

News

Housebuilders rally on Boris Johnson’s bid to help first-time buyers

The Prime Minister wants long-term fixed-rate mortgages with only 5% deposits

Under The Bonnet

Renishaw is one of the best UK businesses on the market

Investments in areas like neurology and 3D printing technology could create tremendous value in the future

Feature

Why do shares sometimes react so differently to positive news updates?

Much depends on expectations and good news often travels slowly

Feature

Low growth, recovery or second wave: the investments to own in each scenario

We consider three different scenarios that could dictate how markets behave going into 2021

Personal Finance

What would make people more interested in ETFs?

These types of funds are low cost but they are not (yet?) as popular in the UK as in the US

Investment Trusts

The investment trust that says ditch growth stocks and buy value

Henderson European Focus Trust’s John Bennett believes it is ‘game on’ for a V-shaped recovery in Europe

Funds

The real reason why Fundsmith has done so well

There is more to its performance than meets the eye

First-time Investor

Using the PEG ratio to find growth at a reasonable price

This metric helps you to identify the trajectory of earnings