Now the ballots have been cast at the general election, the UK could become the 'reassuringly boring' market, both politically and fiscally, when compared to the more extreme politics on the other side of the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean.So suggests Jean Roche, manager of the Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund (SCP), who notes capital allocators know more or less what to expect, which could explain th

US markets remain popular with UK investorsUK continues to see more sellers than buyersAppetite for gold ebbs away as rates promise higher for longerInvestors in the UK continued to commit cash to inexpensive US ETFs during September, according to latest data from investment platform AJ Bell. Most popular was the Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUSA), with purchases of the sterling and dollar denomina

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

The fact only a quarter (27%) of fund managers beat the market in 2022 has led many investors to look at low-cost tracker funds. Instead of trying to outperform the market, why not simply mirror what it does and not worry about a fund manager making good or bad decisions.Exchange-traded funds or ETFs are a form of tracker fund. Their charges are typically a lot lower than an actively managed fund

The FTSE 250 index of medium-sized UK-listed companies hit a record high in early April, after a strong bounce back from the pandemic crash, a recovery which started as far back as March of last year.The strong performance has been credited to a resurgence in the UK economy thanks to a successful vaccine rollout, and that's certainly part of the story, when you consider that FTSE 250 companies lik

We are championing UK stocks despite the introduction of the latest lockdown measures. For more than four years London-listed shares have trailed in the wake of nearly all other major global markets, but the early Christmas present of a Brexit deal should end much of the uncertainty which led to this underperformance.We are already seeing a dramatic reversal in fortunes with the FTSE 100 going fro

While the coronavirus pandemic has been the dominant story of 2020 for global markets, ever-present in the background for UK investors has been the long and torturous road to Brexit, which is rapidly coming to a head with the UK needing to strike a trade deal with the European Union (EU) before 1 January 2021.Despite having had more than four years to prepare for a deal, both sides have taken it d

Investing doesn't need to be hard, complicated or even require a lot of time, and you certainly don't need dozens of all different kinds of investments in your portfolio.In fact, seven funds could be enough. And they needn't be active funds either.Picking the right fund and fund manager is always a tricky task, particularly trying to find ones that have proven they can outperform the wider stock m

If you have ever wondered about what purpose stock market indices serve, how they work or just wanted to know how they relate to investing, we have the answers.Over the coming weeks we will cover all the main global indices, starting with the most recognised UK market benchmarks. We will discuss what moves them and how you can gain exposure to their performance.FTSE 100 INDEXYou should have heard

It appears investors have been sticking to familiar territory in September when investing via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with popular choices involving the FTSE 100 and the S&P 500.ETFs are desirable for investors looking to match - rather than beat - the performance of indexes or physical assets such as commodities for a cheaper price than actively managed funds.According to data from Youinvest