Will defensives make a comeback?

Investors should consider shifting their focus to ‘old economy’ stocks rather than technology

UK equities are having their time in the sun. The FTSE 100 recently hit an all-time high of 9,000, driven by a broad recovery in equity prices. To put it another way, the rally wasn’t just driven by a

Things haven’t been great for the UK stockmarket over the last two decades. Indeed, the City has been a “serial underachiever”, especially when compared with the US, says Andrew Jones, a portfolio man

Income has historically been one of the best-performing investment strategies. The average annualised return of dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 between 1973 and 2024 was 9.2%, compared with 4.3%

Shorting can improve market efficiency by providing liquidity and exposing overvalued companies

Investors may reappraise the TINA trade