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December 2024

A whistle-stop tour of 2024: Elections, AI boom, gold and pensions

COVID-19 winners and losers – where are they now?

Most bought pension funds so far in 2024

What’s next for UK IPOs in 2025?

What’s next for AI in 2025 and where are the opportunities?

5 major elections in 2024 – how did they move stock markets and what’s next?

3 share sectors that caught investors’ attention in 2024 and what’s next in 2025?

Are we going off going out? How the hospitality sector is coping at Christmas

What’s next for stock markets in 2025? – 3 investments to watch

Dividends vs share buybacks – is one better than the other?

5 investment trusts to watch for 2025

Most bought Stocks and Shares ISA funds since the 2024 Autumn Budget?

5 exchange traded funds (ETFs) to watch for 2025

November 2024

How do VCTs find companies to invest in?

3 shares I wouldn’t invest in – an HL fund manager’s view

How to invest in VCTs – plus some of the successes and failures

Leaders in the G20 – where are the opportunities?

Trumponomics – what’s next for the US economy and stock market?

US Election 2024 – will Trump or Harris win and what could it mean for the economy?

October 2024

Active vs passive funds – which one’s best if you’re investing for income?

Tom Wells, HL Fund Manager