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Discover how portfolios have evolved at popular funds and investment trusts over the past four years as market dynamics change.

Shares' tips of the year are 23% ahead versus a flat showing from the UK market year-to-date. Find out how the portfolio has done so well.

Laith Khalaf asks if active fund management is a waste of time as he reveals new data on active versus passive funds.

Feature

Is active fund management a waste of time?

New data from AJ Bell shows the extent to which active managers have underperformed the market

News

Wildfires and strikes cause investors to worry about airlines and holiday companies

These events could cause new disruption to the travel industry

Personal Finance

Can I give money from my pension to charity at death?

There are some important points to note if you are planning to do this

News

Unilever flexes its pricing power muscles, but market share losses are a concern

There are limits to its pricing power and there are plenty of challenges for the new CEO

News

Ocado’s technology arm gets investors excited again

Grocery delivery and warehouse automation company surges nearly 35% in wake of half-year figures

News

Liontrust shares remain in the doldrums as GAM takeover sees new twist

The UK asset manager has extended the acceptance period to 28 July 2023

Editor's View

Reasons why investors would pay more to own a particular stock

Understanding the power of re-ratings and the catalysts to drive them

Great Ideas

Latest deal shows 3i Infrastructure is undervalued and investors should snap up the shares

The trust has lagged the market this year unlike stablemate 3i Group

News

Revealed: the shares which shone as the FTSE 100 has bumper week

Housebuilders and retail stocks were among the top performers

Feature

Popular funds: big changes? We look at 12 widely-held names

We reveal how portfolios have adapted to shifting market dynamics

Great Ideas

Buy Volution: it deserves a valuation in line with high quality UK industrial peers

A modest pullback in the shares represents a great chance to gain exposure to regulatory-driven earnings

Week Ahead

Can the new Rolls-Royce CEO back up his big rhetoric by delivering with first-half results?

Investors will be focusing on cash flow performance when the aircraft engine manufacturer updates

Week Ahead

Will fears over slowing orders at Caterpillar prove justified?

The company has consistently beaten expectations in recent quarters

Feature

Not all bad news: Here are 10 stocks benefiting from the cost-of-living crisis

There are plenty of companies doing well in the current environment

Ask Tom

What’s the best way to use my pension tax-free lump sum?

Think about your options, what you might need the money for, and when you need it

Feature

Can emerging markets make the transition away from fossil fuels?

Despite some perceptions the relationship with resources is a changing and nuanced one

Feature

Emerging markets: technology at the forefront, overtaking developed world on oil consumption

Find out what the Franklin Templeton team are thinking about right now

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Our 2023 share picks have absolutely smashed it: up 23% against a flat market

Gains across our portfolio have been broad-based unlike in the wider market

Feature

Gilts are in demand: we explain how to buy and reasons for doing so

Even if interest rates rise further from here, current gilt yields looks attractive

Investment Trusts

Schroders fund manager: Why the FTSE 250 offers ‘growth at a ridiculous price’

It is possible to get exposure to mid-cap companies for much less than their market value