The new year is a time to take risks. After all, there is an entire 12 months to achieve all the things you set out to do, whether it is to run a marathon, lose weight or start a new hobby.

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Freddie Lait, managing partner at Latitude, thinks returns from US equities will be poor because future earnings growth is already priced in. Share prices have shot up during the past two years ...

Mid-sized companies did not particularly stand out compared with their larger counterparts in 2024, judging by the average returns of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. The two indices ran mostly parallel ...

Consistently outperforming competitors can be challenging for even the most exceptional funds as concentrated global markets have made outperformance much more difficult. Despite this, the ...

Three years on: The best and worst young UK funds ...

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The high-yield bond market has enjoyed a good couple of years. The ICE BofA Global High Yield index returned 7% in 2023 and 9.4% in 2024 in sterling terms, having lost 2.3% in 2022. Yet going ...

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As the dust settles on last year’s elections and new political leaders chart their course, change and uncertainty will be the hallmarks of 2025, making extreme events (known as fat tails) more ...

We believe attractive valuations, broader earnings growth and a favourable economic backdrop may create a supportive environment for small-caps. After facing years of headwinds, we believe global ...

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