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Young investors could bet on NFTs over traditional investments
Opinion The first batch of child trust funds and Junior Isas are maturing. But young investors could be tempted to bet their proceeds on digital baubles such as NFTs rather than rolling their money over into traditional investments
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Why the Deliveroo IPO is good for shareholder democracy
Opinion Deliveroo’s stockmarket listing isn’t perfect, but at least ordinary investors can get a slice of the action. There’s been far too little of that lately, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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We almost ditched this investment trust from our model portfolio. We’re glad we didn’t
Opinion We were worried that Lord Rothschild’s departure from RIT Capital Partners would mean it turning into a bog standard multi-asset fund. Thankfully, says Merryn Somerset Webb, that’s not the case at all.
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If you’re looking for an “ESG” investment, why not try oil stocks?
Opinion Investors looking to have their money do good shouldn’t sell out of miners and fossil-fuel companies, says Merryn Somerset Webb. That will just leave them in the hands of people who don’t care about doing good at all.
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Why the classic 60/40 investment portfolio may no longer work
Analysis The dramatic events in the bond market have thrown into question the classic investment strategy of the last 40 years. An investment portfolio made up of 60% equities and 40% bonds may no longer work. Merryn Somerset Webb explains why.
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Neil Woodford’s back – but has he really learned anything?
Opinion Disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford is planning a comeback. But he doesn’t seem to have learned much from his many mistakes. So why would anyone invest with him now?
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Passive investors beware: you may be dangerously overexposed to big tech stocks
Opinion Most investors in index funds are likely to be dangerously over-invested in US stocks, and particularly in a few huge tech stocks. It’s time to think about your asset allocation, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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How to buy into the next big commodities bull market
Opinion Commodity prices move in cycles. And we’re at the start of the next big uptrend as a shortage in supply hits a surge in demand. Merryn Somerset Webb picks the best ways to buy in.
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How the Reddit mob could be good for shareholder capitalism
Opinion The small investors of Reddit have very little hope of truly sticking it to Wall Street. But their new-found power could ultimately teach chief executives where the money they blithely think of as theirs really comes from.
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