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Is now a good time to buy St James’s Place shares?

The shares of financial adviser St James ‘s Place sold off by -13.39% yesterday. The reason the emergence in the US of a new platform that will allow financial advisors to create bespoke tax-efficient planning for their clients. In other words Ai is helping to automate and speed up, and personalise the advisors job, and

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British American Tobacco Results Show Pricing Power Masks slow transition

British American Tobacco’s share price has been down around 2.5% over the last week, and today’s BATS final results show steady but unspectacular progress, with the group still heavily reliant on traditional cigarettes despite ongoing investment in “new category” products. Headline BATS results numbers Underlying revenue rose 2.1% to £25.6bn Underlying operating profit increased 2.3%

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IG replaces free shares promo with transfer cashback offer up to £3,000

IG has withdrawn its recent free US shares and deposit match promotions and replaced them with a new incentive focused on investors transferring existing portfolios. Instead of sign-up bonuses, new clients can now receive up to £3,000 cashback when they move their investments to IG. Is IG’s cash back offer any good? The current promotion

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Can Bitcoin reach $250,000?

Bitcoin could reach $250k in a future bull cycle, but current momentum suggests a crypto winter phase first. A typical post-winter recovery could push Bitcoin 3–5x from the eventual bottom, putting $150k–$300k in range. Short term, downside and consolidation risk remain, so **$250k is a long-term, not near-term, scenario. Is Bitcoin slipping into a ‘Crypto

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Magnificent 7 Stock Sell Off Sparks a Rotation Into Defensive Sectors

It’s been a difficult couple of days for equity investors, particularly if you are exposed to technology stocks and given the weighting of the Mag 7, on a global basis, that’s pretty much everybody. In times like this, I find it useful to look at things from a top-down perspective; tables like those shown below

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Crowdcube becomes one of the first FCA-authorised Public Offer Platforms

Crowdcube has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a Public Offer Platform (POP), marking a major shift in how UK retail investors can access private markets. The equity crowdfunding platform‘s FCA approval follows the launch of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations (POATR) on 19 January 2026, widely

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How To Invest in Emerging Markets

To invest in emerging markets, you need a stockbroker that offers international investing, like Interactive Brokers or a derivatives platform that offers exotic indices, like Saxo. You can compare the costs of investing in emerging markets in the comparison table below. Is now a good time to invest in emerging markets? Once in a while,

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How To Invest In Gold From The UK

If the recent volatility in gold prices worries you and you don’t want to get involved in trading gold, but still want to potentially profit from it. A slightly safer alternative is to invest in Gold. It may seem difficult to invest in Gold, but it’s actually quite easy to buy gold online. In this

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Can I have a EURO account in the UK that pays interest?

A reader asks: “I’m looking for a euro account in the UK that pays interest. My main purpose is to hold a large amount of euros and maybe convert to sterling or transfer to a French account sometime in the future.”  A quick recap for the unfamiliar: A euro savings or currency account in the

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Is now a good time to buy tech stocks?

Scanning the Financial Times recently, one particular quote stood out: “The software sector,” warned Christian Hoffman of Thornburg Investment “is facing an existential crisis right now.” “Both private credit and software,” he added, “are facing significant pullbacks.”[1] Indeed. Deep corrections are noted in many famous IT/analytics stocks, such as SAP, RELX, Salesforce, Moody’s, Microsoft and

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ETFs vs Index Funds: Which is better for investors?

The main difference between Index funds and ETFs is that ETFs trade like shares throughout the day with dealing costs and spreads but often lower ongoing fees, while index funds trade once daily with no dealing fees and usually suit simple, regular long-term investing. Passive investing through ETFs and Index funds has soared in popularity, 

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3 Dow Jones stocks you’ve never thought of buying for 2026

Dow at 50,000! The US Dow Jones Industrials Index bucked the rout in the tech sector by reaching the 50k milestone last Friday. In particular, the blue-chip index surged 2.5% to break the range resistance and closed at 50,115. This is the highest close ever. While many software stocks are wilting from growing fears of

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Gemini to Exit UK Market as Customers Given Deadline to Withdraw Funds

Crypto exchange Gemini is preparing to exit the United Kingdom, European Economic Area and Australia, giving customers a tight deadline to sell or withdraw their assets before accounts are closed in April. The company confirmed that all accounts in the affected regions will be placed into withdrawal-only mode from 5 March 2026, with full account

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