Funds

Diversity the key to income funds

Investing in an array of asset classes and managers is a winning strategy as our inflation-beating income growth portfolio demonstrates, explains Helen Pridham.

Is it time for investors to look to Burma?

With EU sanctions to be suspended on military-dominated Burma, many have declared a gold rush. But for investors there is opportunity and obstacle in equal measure.

Solid returns from infrastructure funds come at a cost

Infrastructure funds offer investors attractive yields and less volatility than equities. But are the benefits built to last? Fiona Hamilton reports.

10 shares that offer consistent dividends

Reinvestment of dividends, rather than capital growth, accounts for the lion's share of returns on equities, which is why selecting companies with consistent and growing yields is so important, as Nick Louth shows.

Emerging debt attractions

Gilts are out of favour but their emerging market equivalents are catching the eye of investors, as are corporate bonds, discovers Cherry Reynard.

Net a world of bumper returns

Scouring the globe to grab income opportunities is growing in popularity, explains Faith Glasgow. Here, experts pick out funds and trusts for income investors to broaden their investment horizons.

Sell in May and go away?

Based on recent history the stockmarket adage "sell in May and go away, buy again on Leger's day" might well be good advice. So should investors sell up or 'buy and hold', and if so which funds?

Elections to guide the next market moves

Equity markets in developed economies are perkier but our asset allocators are cautious as political risks come to the fore, discovers Jim Levi.

Can low-cost funds fulfil their promise?

Can the new breed of low-cost active funds beat the performance of their more expensive bedfellows, asks Cherry Reynard.

Better times ahead for Japan

Despite Japan being off limits for global investors in recent times, Ed Merner of Atlantis Investment Management anticipates that this economic year will see Japan's economy grow.

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