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Would you choose a new car based on how much its price has risen in the past couple of years? Head of multi-asset investments David Coombs asks why so many are happy doing this with their life savings.

In light of intense political scrutiny of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) practices, our engagement analyst Jenny Twigg explains why ditching DEI could prove painfully short-sighted.

Fantastical blockbusters like House of the Dragon aren’t for our head of multi-asset investments David Coombs. For him, nothing beats a gritty realistic drama. Besides, you can’t dream up anything crazier than real life in the year 2025.

Water utilities face intense pressure to better conserve this limited resource. Sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith explains how innovative water testing kit helps them reuse water more safely.

Sharp falls in US stocks seemed to quieten the President a little. Yet, with ‘Liberation Day’ approaching, multi-asset equity analyst Emma Letheren notes that companies’ ability to pass on higher costs is about to be tested.

Sunny Florida is always going to look better than grey old London in late winter. Yet multi-asset equity analyst Emma Letheren saw a vibrancy there that’s truly foreign to Britain.

After months of keeping their feet firmly on the growth brake, Rathbone Income Fund Manager Alan Dobbie asks whether the government and central bank might simultaneously be nudging towards the accelerator.

Whether you love Trump or hate him, you can’t argue that he’s giving the world a tremendous shock. Multi-asset portfolios fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte unpicks the good from the toxic and explains how he’s investing in the relationship.

Fresh from finishing the latest season of The Traitors, our engagement analyst Jenny Twigg is ready for much more open dialogue with our investments in the year ahead.

This week’s AI sell-off will leave many passive investors nursing big losses. Investment specialist Michael Cumberlidge argues shocks like these reinforce the benefits of active management.

The 1970s is a good time to be nostalgic about, says head of multi-asset investments David Coombs. But you don’t want to relive it: the reality wasn’t as fun as the legendary music would have you believe.

“One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure” takes on a more literal meaning for the waste industry that’s responsible for dealing with our throw-away culture. If you rummage through your own cast-offs, it’s easy to spot the obvious treasure: materials like plastic, glass and cardboard which can be collected, sorted, and resold at a profit to companies who can recycle and reuse them in their products and packaging.