Spice up your portfolio

India’s embrace of capitalism and the staggering growth of this emerging economic powerhouse are creating opportunities aplenty for UK investors. The Growth Company Investor team selects five stocks, each offering exposure to the India story, which should spice up your portfolio Read

Directors’ Dealings by David Russell

With a volatile stock market continuing to experience sharp falls, certain smaller company directors have sent out confident signals by snapping up out-of-favour equities. Read

Fund Manager Focus by Jenny Lowe

While many investors are steering clear of small-cap stocks, Judith MacKenzie, partner at Acuity Capital, still sees value in some smaller companies. Read

Exploration Insights by Robert Tyerman

The continuing high price of oil, gold holding up well and Rio Tinto’s doubling of the price of iron ore to Chinese importers all demonstrate the strength of commodities. Read

Spread Betting by Vince Stanzione

Financial markets have a great habit of giving a false sense of calm, sucking in new investors, only to sell off once more. That’s just what’s going on right now with the major indices. Read

New Issues Examined by Oliver Haill

AIM enjoyed its most fruitful month for new issues in June, which saw shrewd investment outfit Marwyn Capital bring another buy-and-build investment vehicle to market. Read

Pick of AIM by James Crux

In a stormy economic climate, many investors avoid technology stocks, considering them too risky, but in doing so they may be missing out on some real opportunities Read

Seeking shelter in care homes

With demographic indicators pointing to alarming funding implications for the long-term care of the elderly, government and local authorities are increasingly looking to the private sector. Robert Tyerman examines the fortunes of companies in this burgeoning arena Read

Healthy prospects

A number of niche medical companies have been caught up in the investor flight away from small-caps, says Oliver Haill, who sees a healthy longer-term diagnosis Read

Directors’ Dealings by David Russell

DCD Media’s David Elstein has recently picked up a quarter of a million shares in his company, which shows good revenue growth and is looking at full-year profits of around £1.5 million Read

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