After a decent showing in 2022, the UK stock market has failed to fire in 2023. The good news for investors is shares in other parts of the world have done much better and it has never been easier to have a globally diversified portfolio.There is an excellent range of products and instruments which allow you to participate in the returns from markets across the globe and, in this article, we provi

It's shaping up to be the ISA season of the tracker fund, if retail investor activity in January and February is anything to go by.Eight of the 10 most popular funds bought by DIY investors so far this year have been trackers. That's a complete reversal from last year when active funds ruled the roost, with only one passive fund making it into the top 10.What's driving this trend is less clear. It

Smartphones and 5G technology giant Qualcomm could face a £482.5 million damages claim after being accused of overcharging for its microchip technology.Its semiconductors power the brains of millions of popular smartphones, including Apple iPhones and Samsung handsets, and other 5G applications.UK FUNDS EXPOSEDNasdaq-listed Qualcomm is valued at more than $160 billion, is in the top 50 S&P 500 co

Joe Biden is now officially president of the United States, something which is likely to have implications for your portfolio.His policy plans, ranging from infrastructure and renewable energy to technology and healthcare, will have direct impact on indices like the S&P 500 and FTSE 100, as well as a lot of the big companies held in a wide range of high-profile funds.INFRASTRUCTURE STOCKSOne of Bi

When America picks a new president next week, it's more than likely to have an impact on your investment portfolio whatever the outcome.US voters go to the polls on 3 November to decide whether Republican candidate Donald Trump deserves another four years in office, or whether the Democrat's Joe Biden should be elected the next US president.The general consensus seems to point to three likely outc

If you have just been reading the newspaper headlines over the last few months, it's been rather gloomy material in general - from increasing US-China trade tensions to fears over Brexit and slowing global growth.And yet one of the most followed global indices - the S&P 500 - hit a new all-time high on 4 November at 3,078. How can we explain this apparent disconnect?Both the US and European centra

When you're thinking of buying an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the choice can be daunting. There are typically many funds tracking the same indices, making it difficult to know how to choose between them.It's not as simple as just looking at the cost, although that should certainly be a key consideration. To help you with your investment journey, here's our guide to some of the ways you can narrow

The US stock market is the largest in the world and encompasses shares in household names such as McDonald's, Disney and Facebook.It has also been an extremely strong performer in recent years. On 10 July the S&P 500 index hit a new record high above the 3,000 level, just five years after attaining the 2,000 mark.It is also the geographic market with the largest selection of London-listed exchange

While there are many compelling opportunities for investors in companies on the UK stock market, there is a whole world of opportunity out there for people to make money.And more importantly, investing in companies in other countries can provide important portfolio diversification benefits, particularly as a domestic-focused firm on the other side of the world is rather unlikely to be affected by

The markets approach the New Year in a fairly resilient mood, characterised by decent earnings growth from companies, several examples of M&A activity and the end of another year in what has been a long bull-run.Although the general public may be fixated with Bitcoin at present, we believe there are plenty of opportunities for your money in the UK market and overseas, as we explain in this feature