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The most important number to look at before you buy any fund
Tutorials Many investors get distracted by past performance when they buy a fund. But there’s something else to consider that will have a much bigger influence on your returns.
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Investors flee European equities
Features Slowing GDP growth and disappointing data has prompted the longest run of persistent outflows from European equities in a decade.
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Time to return to emerging markets
Features Emerging markets have been reinvigorated this year, with the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets at a six-and-a-half-month peak and developing-world currencies up against a weaker dollar. And the rally looks set to endure.
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Collectables: Scotch whisky heads east
Features Collectors in Asia have a thirst for rare Scotch whisky, says Chris Carter.
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A winemaker with a magician’s touch
Features 2017 Barbera d’Alba This incredible new Italian red shows the lip-smacking nebbiolo grape off to the highest standard.
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Three pilgrimages for food devotees
Features Spain is a foodie paradise. Here are three of the best destinations. Chris Carter reports.
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Grade I-listed properties for sale
Features This week: Grade I-listed properties – from a Georgian townhouse in Bath to an 18th- century cottage in Salisbury Cathedral Close.
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Evoque: the new baby Range Rover
Features The birth of the new Range Rover Evoque has been a success. A lot is riding on this heir to the old car’s crown.
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Facebook’s executive exodus
Features The surprise departure from Facebook of two executives may herald a turbulent few years for the social-networking giant. Matthew Partridge reports.
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Trump’s budget is a wily political move
Features The US president gears up for negotiations with budgets that have no hope of passing. Emily Hohler reports.
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Mr Charisma takes aim at the presidency
Features US congressman Beto O’Rourke has announced his candidacy for the presidency and he's off to a flying start.
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A revival of Thai democracy?
Features Thailand’s election will be flawed, but it’s a step forward. Matthew Partridge reports.
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Britain is in a political mess, but not an economic one
Editor's letter Given the political mess the country is in, you might assume that Britain was in economic meltdown. But in truth, we are enjoying something of a purple patch.
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How to benefit from the boom in beauty
Cover Story New sales techniques, online influencers and structural trends such as growing consumption in emerging markets all bode well for the beauty industry, says Stephen Connolly.
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The Federal Reserve is doing what markets want – so why aren’t they going up?
Features At its latest meeting, the Federal Reserve surprised everyone by being even more dovish than expected. But markets aren't exactly roaring ahead. John Stepek explains why.
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Book of the week: does austerity work or not?
Features Book review: Austerity A look at a wide number of case studies to gauge the efficacy of various austerity programmes over the last four decades.
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Book in the news: a thorough hatchet job on the Labour leader
Features Book review: Dangerous Hero Tom Bower's biography of Jeremy Corbyn book details his personal and political lives, from his childhood to becoming Labour leader in one of the “great accidents of political history”.
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Book review: The Ultimate ETF Guidebook
Features Book review: The Ultimate ETF Guidebook How ETFs evolved from simple funds that tracked the main indices to more complex smart-beta funds that attempt to beat the market.
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Uranium looks a good long-term bet – here’s how to play it
Features Uranium is viewed with suspicion by the public, but it’s an essential part of global energy production – and we are set for a shortage. Dominic Frisby explains how to invest.
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How small businesses can soften the pensions blow
Features There are ways for small businesses to mitigate the effect of increased costs of higher pension contributions.
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Great frauds in history: Asil Nadir and Polly Peck
Features Asil Nadir systematically falsified the books of his company, Polly Peck, exaggerating profits and sales and making off with millions of pounds of investors' money.
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Off-plan property investments fail to pay off
Features Overseas investors who put down deposits as high as 80% on property developments have been left struggling to get their money back when the buildings failed to materialise.
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The latest Brexit twist means a long delay seems ever more likely
Features The speaker of the House of Commons has thrown a spanner in the works of Brexit that will prolong the process even further. John Stepek looks at the risks to your money.
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Betting on politics: America's next president
Features The winner of next year’s US presidential contest is a tough call to make, says Matthew Partridge. Just don't rule out Mike Pence.
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Foreign & Colonial investment trust: must do better
Features Venerable investment trust Foreign & Colonial has a proud history, but its share price is in danger.
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The most important event for markets this week
Features Markets are bracing themselves for another monetary policy meeting from the US Federal Reserve. John Stepek explains why it’s so important.
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Christopher Wood: buy China and India
Features If you're after cheap stocks, head to China and India, says analyst and author Christopher Wood.
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The big share buyback controversy
Features US politicians have share buybacks in their sights. They may be right to do so, says John Stepek – but not for the reason they think.
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Uzbekistan opens up to investors
Features Few had expected Uzbekistan's president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to change much when he took over in 2016. But he has embarked on major reforms, making it a frontier market to watch.
