Emma Thelwell

There are thousands of funds on the market. Some are well managed and reasonably priced, but most are not. So how should investors go about choosing t…

Low-paid workers, first-time buyers and young families currently face a dearth of affordable housing. But Britain has faced - and solved - this proble…

You will soon be able to put residential property in your personal pension pot. But this is not as good an idea as it may sound

Gordon Brown’s U-turn means you still can’t put residential property into a Sipp. You could buy into a property-linked fund instead. But given the sta…

How not to dilute your profits, why vice pays, and why you should take a look at investment trusts.

Now that most of the French and Spanish property market seems over-priced and over-crowded, and last year’s eastern European hotspots are beginning to…

Fund management group New Star is on an advertising binge. But should you believe the hype and back its market-beating young managers?

Silver prices may be soaring, but there's one unloved corner of the market where the smart investor can still bag a real bargain. Welcome to the world…

Anthony Bolton, manager of Fidelity’s Special Values investment trust, has made a name for himself by going against the grain – buying undervalued sha…

The property-market bulls seem to think that 2005 has gone their way. But we aren't so sure. House price figures can be 'cherry-picked' to suit either…

Graham Birch, manager of Merrill Lynch’s £600m Gold & General Fund, has had quite a year, says Patrick Collinson in The Guardian.

The joys of owning your own wood - at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

Is there any money to be made in Spanish property? - at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

Chateaux were never meant for people with good sense...or tight budgets - at Moneyweek.co.uk - the best of the week's international financial media.

The British love to buy second homes ¬– 230,000 Brits own one abroad. But with property in the UK, the US and across much of western Europe looking fr…