In last week's magazine, Shares focused on the methods by which leading fund managers identify genuine long-term growth opportunities, covering everything from the need for a growth mindset to bottom-up stock picking and the need to factor in top-down considerations.Now we turn the spotlight on the regional markets, themes and stocks which have some of the market's most admired investors salivatin

Identifying genuine growth stories is not easy but can be extremely rewarding. Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) may be the ultimate growth stock example now but who was flagging its potential 10 years ago when revenue and profit was just a fraction of what it is today and when the widespread application of AI was still restricted to think pieces in periodicals. Some did catch on early and would have enjoyed e

A big question facing growth-oriented investors is whether the popular investment style can regain its mojo and get back to winning ways in a world of high interest rates.Despite a strong recent rally which has seen the technology heavy Nasdaq Composite rise 14% over the last six months, growth stocks have struggled relative to value over the last three years.The arrival of Pfizer?s (PFE:NYSE) Cov

MID WYND INTERNATIONALAIC Sector - GlobalTicker - MWYShare price - 717pDiscount to NAV - 1.5%Dividend yield - 1.1%Ongoing charges - 0.61%Source: The AIC, ArtemisAs highlighted in our 'funds with stamina' story on 31 August, one of the investment trusts that has achieved at least a 6% total return in seven out of the past 10 years is Mid Wynd International (MWY). This is the popular global fund man

It has not been an easy decade to be a fund manager. Brexit, a global pandemic, the largest war in Europe for a generation and an inflation crisis have punctuated a 10-year period which has seen significant market volatility. However, steering investors' money through difficult waters is how a good fund manager earns their corn.Using FE Analytics' platform, Shares has crunched the numbers to ident

It has been quite the year for Japan. The country has received a rare visit from the world's most famous living investor, Warren Buffett, who sees big opportunities in that part of Asia.Japan has just had its biggest stock market flotation in five years with the listing of Rakuten Bank (5838:TYO), whose shares soared by 40% on the first day.One of the country's major stock indices, the Nikkei 225,

The idea behind value investing is to buy shares for less than they are worth in the hope they reach their so-called 'fair' value and generate a better than market return.This article explores popular yardsticks used to find value shares, explains how they are used and highlights the advantages and drawbacks.Before starting it is worth bearing in mind that none of the metrics discussed are perfect

During volatile market conditions and high inflation, investors are looking for ways to protect their income. Investment trusts have an income advantage which is particularly important for seekers of rising payouts.This is because they are able to hold back up to 15% of the income they receive from their investments in their revenue reserves. They can use these reserves to boost dividends during l

'Recent market falls have given us the opportunity to buy some great companies at sensible prices,' says Simon Edelsten, co-manager for investment trust Mid Wynd International (MWY) and the open-ended Artemis Global Select (B568S20) fund.'If you look at some of our buys this year you might say we've adopted an eyes and ears approach to investing,' continues the Atermis money manager, who deliberat

In the second part of a two-part series Shares talks to various fund managers about the stocks that didn't work out as they expected in 2021. They explain what went wrong and why the market reacted in the way it did.The first part of the series can be read here and reveals 12 fund managers' top stock picks for 2022.Neil Goddin, co-manager, Artemis Positive Future Fund (BMVH597)Stock that disappoin

In the first of a two-part series Shares talks to a range of fund managers about the stocks they like for 2022. Covering both UK and overseas markets, the experts offer a range of ideas spanning technology and banking to leisure and automotive sectors.The second part of the series (to be published on 23 December) will reveal a selection of fund managers' biggest disappointments for 2021 and why th

During the final week of July, Chinese shares endured heavy selling with the CSI 300 index, the MSCI China Information Technology index and the Hang Seng Tech index plunging into negative territory for the year.As a result, many popular open-ended China-focused funds such as Allianz China (BKFW2B5) which has €11.1 billion of assets and the $2.4 billion Fidelity China Focus (B51RX72) also saw

There are many options for an investor wanting to put their money to work right around the world.Even if you've narrowed it down and decided to go for an investment trust instead of an open-ended active fund or a passive exchange-traded fund (ETF), choosing the trust for you can still seem a daunting task, particularly when there are 15 of them in the Association of Investment Companies' (AIC) glo

Mid Wynd International Investment Trust (MWY) 678.59pGain to date: 17.2%Original entry point: Buy at 578.94p, 5 March 2020Anyone holding shares in global equities investor Mid Wynd (MWY) should be pleased given how the stock is on the cusp of hitting a new all-time high.At 678.59p, Mid Wynd is just below the 682p record high seen in August this year, with the shares having perked up in the past fe

Mid-Wynd International (MWY) 650pGain to date: 12.3%Original entry point: Buy at 578.94p, 5 March 2020Shares in investment trust Mid-Wynd International (MWY) have hit a new record high of 650p, meaning the stock is already up 12.3% since we said to buy three months ago.Mid-Wynd regularly buys and sells stocks, particularly locking in gains when valuations look excessive.It avoided a lot pain durin

This year has seen 233 London-listed companies either cancel, cut or suspend their dividends, principally because of the coronavirus crisis. This is terrible news for anyone who relies on their investments for income.In many instances, even previously-declared dividends are not going to be paid, a terrifying trend only seen during times of massive distress that has returned as fiscal prudence beco

Just as retail investors are being forced to deal with significant disruption to the markets, so too professional fund managers are having to react to the new realities created by the coronavirus outbreak.In this article Shares talks to the people at the helm of two popular investment trusts to get some insight into how they are coping with the current volatility.With its focus on 'safety first' a

The market sell-off has pulled down share prices in attractive investments so many investors are understandably looking for opportunities in the hope of a market recovery.Putting money into an investment trust or a fund is arguably a lower risk way of playing a recovery in the markets as you would be spread your risks across multiple stocks rather than betting it all on one company.If this suits y

Political and economic turmoil continues to grip the UK. Many investors have been sent running for safer places to stash their cash. Bond markets have soared, gold is close to record highs and money continues to flood out of UK equity funds.UK investors have been struggling to get much bang for their buck ever since the FTSE 100 first cracked the 7,000 ceiling in December 2016. In the near three y

The retail sector is at a crossroads. Hit by structural changes as spending shifts online and an uncertain economic environment as well as fast shifting consumer tastes and trends, many in the industry are really struggling. Could robots and artificial intelligence (AI) come to the rescue?Excitingly, AI is already being deployed in retail, where pure-play online retailers have an advantage in data