Time to
get investing
in the UK?

The screen shows a London skyline with interconnecting lines lighting up.

Upbeat electric music plays and a voiceover from Emma Wall, HL’s Head of Investment Research and Analysis, begins.

Emma: The UK stock market is one of the best opportunities for investors at the moment in our opinion.

The shot changes and Emma Wall is shown speaking directly to the camera. Then the earth is shown from above with interconnecting lines lighting up.

Emma: It’s home to some world-class companies, generating revenues across the globe.

A sequence of footage shows a drone spreading agricultural materials on a field, an engineering lab, a solar farm, and a man working at a computer. The shot changes to show Emma speaking to the camera.

Emma: There’s also a diverse array of innovative smaller businesses, some of which are pioneers of emerging industries, with the potential to become the giants of tomorrow.

The shot changes to show a sequence, which includes: shots of Portsmouth Harbour, an offshore windfarm, a man looking at models of a windfarm on a computer screen, a drone shot of Manchester, a warehouse with two women working there, a London skyline, a woman working in an agricultural greenhouse, a drone shot of Belfast, and a cargo ship loaded with containers.

Emma: The UK market also has a long reputation for being a happy hunting ground for income investors. And with good reason. With many businesses boasting impressive records of growing dividends over the long term.

Emma Wall appears on screen again, speaking directly to the camera.

Emma: But why now? In short, we think the UK market is currently looking like good value.

The shot changes to show a sequence of footage, including: a time lapse of the exterior of the London Stock Exchange, a drone shot of Edinburgh, Cardiff Bay and the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, a trading screen showing a performance chart and an aerial animation of the UK with interconnecting lines lighting up.

Emma: And that means there’s a potential opportunity to invest in great companies at a lower valuation.

Emma Wall appears on screen again, speaking directly to the camera.

Emma: We’ve selected what we believe are some of the best opportunities for those looking to get investing in the UK market, whether you want to invest in shares, funds or investment trusts.

An aerial view of the earth, with the United Kingdom in view, is shown. The borderlines of countries light up. A sequence of footage follows, showing the construction of a new high-rise building, someone working at a solar farm, a tractor ploughing a field, and an engineer soldering the inside of a large vessel.

Emma: Remember, if you do decide to invest in the UK, you’ll want to make sure it fits into a diversified portfolio.

The shot changes to show a dramatic London skyline, before showing a trading screen with numbers moving up and down. Then Emma Wall appears on screen again, speaking directly to the camera.

Emma: Investments and income fall as well as rise in value, so you could get back less than you put in.

Take a look at our UK investment ideas today.

The HL logo is shown against a London skyline. The shot fades to show the following important information:

This video and the ideas aren’t personal advice. If you’re not sure whether an investment is right for you, please seek advice.

Investing in shares isn’t right for everyone and is a higher risk approach.

If you choose to invest, the value of your investment and any income will rise and fall, so you could get back less than you put in.