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Share dealing
WI Trader: A beginner's guide to covered warrants
12 July 2010
Want to take a punt on whether an equity rises or falls? Sure, you could buy a share and watch it drift up and down but why not speculate on its future fluctuations, asks Simon Read
- WI Trader: A beginner's guide to CFDs 25 June 2010
- Asset Monitor 29 September 2009
- Stock market pressures 20 August 2009
- Hill & Smith hones higher margins 20 July 2009
- Stock market uncertainty 16 July 2009
- Value among growth stocks 8 July 2009
- Looking for the upturn 4 June 2009
- Visonic offers secure, resilient growth 29 May 2009
- Communisis: on a higher-margin mission 14 May 2009
- Hunting for value stocks
6 May 2009 - GTE’s turbo-charged growth 3 April 2009
- Investors seek value 31 March 2009
- AIM pick of the month 9 March 2009
- UK stock market remains braced 9 February 2009
- New year stock picks 8 January 2009
- Market View 4 January 2009
- Market View 13 December 2008
- The Money Doctor 4 December 2007
- European sector review 3 December 2007
- Bonds - Reality check 3 December 2007
- Financial forecast 28 November 2007
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Alternative investments
Sept Issue: A guide to bloodstock investing 2 September 2010
For high net worth investors considering ultra-high risk alternatives, bloodstock investment can seem appealing, but Rob Langston warns that the risks almost certainly outweigh the returns
- Investors benefit from weak currency
4 March 2009 - Papering over the craics 3 January 2009
- Franklin Templeton MENA Fund 13 October 2008
More Alternative investments
Top Ten Life Funds
| Fund | Offer | 1y | 3y | 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Life Structured Credit A | 94.15 | 174.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Finland FIM Russia | 11.29 | 60.6 | -2.7 | 48.5 |
| Skandia Finland Alfred Berg Ryssland | 0.86 | 49.5 | -18.0 | n/a |
| Skandia Finland BlackRock Gold & General | 2.57 | 45.6 | 41.3 | 150.3 |
| Zurich American Property AL G4 | 44.50 | 44.7 | 20.9 | 39.3 |
| Skandia Norway Alfred Berg Ryssland | 0.87 | 41.2 | -16.8 | n/a |
| Aviva Investec Global Gold S4 | 0.00 | 41.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Finland JPM New European | 2.07 | 40.7 | -13.2 | 44.6 |
| Skandia Finland First State Greater China Growth | 1.35 | 40.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Finland Neptune Russia & Greater Russia | 1.49 | 39.8 | n/a | n/a |
Investment funds
New Offers: Pictet High Dividend Selection Fund 27 August 2010
Taken from the September issue of What Investment, Shai Patel reviews the Pictet High Dividend Selection fund.
- Asset monitor: UK equities 29 June 2010
- Fund in focus: Close Special Situations 7 June 2010
- Fund in focus: The Prime London Capital Fund 23 May 2010
Top Ten Pension Funds
| Fund | Offer | 1y | 3y | 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Life UK Smaller Companies Pn S2 | 166.80 | 44.2 | -9.9 | 48.1 |
| L&G Investec Global Gold Pn | 131.82 | 44.0 | n/a | n/a |
| AXA BlackRock Gold & General P | 417.40 | 44.0 | 87.0 | n/a |
| Cler Med UK Smaller Companies Alpha Pn | 180.70 | 43.9 | n/a | n/a |
| BlackRock DC Gold General Pn D | 102.91 | 43.9 | n/a | n/a |
| L&G First State Indian Subcontinent Pn G25 | 200.51 | 43.8 | 81.0 | n/a |
| Aviva Investec Global Gold Pn S6 | 0.00 | 43.4 | n/a | n/a |
| AXA BlackRock Gold & General P 2 | 261.80 | 43.2 | n/a | n/a |
| Skandia Investec Global Gold Pn | 133.60 | 43.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Aviva Fidelity India Focus Pn S6 | 0.00 | 42.9 | n/a | n/a |
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Top Ten Investment Trusts
| Fund | Price | NDY | 1y | 3y | 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Convergence Property Company plc | 0.05(EUR) | 272.2 | -87.4 | -86.6 | n/a |
| CQS Rig Finance | -79.8 | n/a | n/a | 5 | 0.35(USD) |
| Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Ord | n/a | 77.00 | -12.8 | 88.29 | 5.19 |
| Investment Company Ord | 14 | 71.00 | 0.00 | 80.0 | -28.0 |
| Investment Company Ord | 14 | 71.00 | 0.00 | 80.0 | -28.0 |
| Yangtze China Investment | n/a | 6 | 0.24(EUR) | 128.4 | -9.2 |
Top Ten Unit Funds
| Fund | Yield | 1y | 3y | 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF Ruffer Baker Steel Gold O | 0.00 | 66.0 | 90.9 | 179.9 |
| Smith & Williamson Global Gold & Resources | 0.00 | 64.4 | 90.2 | 251.9 |
| MFM Slater Growth | 0.72 | 62.9 | 26.6 | 62.6 |
| Investec Global Gold A Acc GBP | 0.00 | 48.8 | 84.3 | n/a |
| First State Indian Subcontinent A GBP | 0.00 | 44.9 | 80.2 | n/a |
| Cler Med UK Smaller Companies Alpha S1 | 0.00 | 44.4 | n/a | n/a |
| BlackRock Gold & General A Acc | 0.00 | 42.8 | 81.4 | 224.3 |
| First State Latin America A GBP | 0.60 | 41.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Threadneedle Latin American Ret GBP | 0.50 | 40.5 | 51.4 | 177.0 |
| Invesco Perp Latin America Acc | 1.15 | 38.6 | 45.3 | 168.6 |
