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Can China tech stocks be boosted by DeepSeek?
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Can China tech stocks be boosted by DeepSeek?

For a short while in January, Chinese tech startup DeepSeek appeared to have completely changed the rules of the stock market and artific...

How to stay out of the 14-year inheritance tax gifting trap
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How to stay out of the 14-year inheritance tax gifting trap

It's common practice to give away money, but if done incorrectly, your loved ones could be responsible for paying HMRC for nearly ten and...

What makes traditional statistical indicators unreliable for investors?
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What makes traditional statistical indicators unreliable for investors?

Helen Thomas says it's time to move on. To successfully navigate financial markets, one needs a solid toolkit. Sadly, the pandemi...

Will Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, be fired by Donald Trump?
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Will Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, be fired by Donald Trump?

What would it mean for financial markets, and why? h2Why are Donald Trump and Jerome Powell at odds?/h2 President Donald Tru...

Here are eight of the top homes with kitchen gardens that are for sale
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Here are eight of the top homes with kitchen gardens that are for sale

Priory Cottage in Corsham, Wiltshire, is the first of two houses for sale. Wiltshire's Priory Cottage, Corsham. Situated in the h...

Trusts with the highest yields for investments
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Trusts with the highest yields for investments

We examine the investment trusts with the highest dividend yields available right now. Consider investing in an investment trust ...

There are no more options for Rachel Reeves
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There are no more options for Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves, Britain's chancellor, is at least as vulnerable to danger from the gilt markets as she is from her fellow lawmakers. She i...

The benefits of value investing over growth are being rediscovered by investors
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The benefits of value investing over growth are being rediscovered by investors

However, the other primary investment style appears to be making a comeback. Although I wasn't at BFIA in 2012 when our investmen...

How to make money from selling investment trusts
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How to make money from selling investment trusts

Corporate action and record consolidation occurred in the investment trust industry last year. 2025 will be a noteworthy year as well, if...

The best investments to make right now are to support Britain
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The best investments to make right now are to support Britain

However, the tide is shifting, and astute investors ought to jump on this now. Over the past 20 years, the UK stock market has no...

Stamp duty is now a requirement for average homes in all regions of England How much will it cost?
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Stamp duty is now a requirement for average homes in all regions of England How much will it cost?

Since the average house price in every region of England is now higher than the tax threshold, no home movers may avoid paying stamp duty...

Is investing in First Solar a good idea?
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Is investing in First Solar a good idea?

There has been a silent energy revolution in the US. The energy generated by geothermal, wind, and solar sources has more than tripled in...