equities

SECTOR REPORT

There are many traps that investors can unwittingly fall into. Investor website rplan outlines some of the most common mistakes:

As the bulls predict a positive 2014 for the UK equity market, are you better off opting for a tracker fund or an active manager?

Troy Asset Management CEO Sebastian Lyon has pledged to retain his 'natural caution' in the face of an increasingly optimistic atmosphere for equity investment.

Vodafone investors will soon have to decide what to do with their spoils from the Verizon Wireless deal, which will come in the form of a special dividend and shares in the US firm.

FIVE THINGS

Fears over US monetary tightening, rate hikes, and recession triggered the 1987 stock market crash, and there are parallels with today's market environment, according to Société Générale's Albert Edwards.

EQUITIES

Financial advisers are becoming increasingly bullish on the UK stock market's prospects as the domestic economy shows signs of improvement, according to FE.

AFH Financial Group PLC, an independent financial advisory and discretionary wealth management firm, has raised £2.8m to fund its acquisition strategy.