Stocks and shares

  • Monkey

    Pete Comley's new book explains why private investors do so badly in aggregate, and how understanding why can help your investment decisions. We asked him how his research influenced his own investing strategy.

  • Crossroad

    If you’re a confident fund investor looking for a bit more excitement shares can add some pep to your portfolio. But what should you buy and how do you trade?

  • Thumbs up

    Investing in the household names you use every day could be a way to earn extra cash. Here's an expert guide to 10 of the best companies to take a punt on.

  • buy, hold and sell chart

    Rosemary Banyard is the manager of the Schroder UK Smaller Companies fund. The £138 million fund is up 134% over three years, 20% ahead of the average fund in the UK Smaller Companies sector.

  • Binoculors

    With revenues up £2 billion since 2007, more growth is expected from logistics and services specialist Babcock, finds Jim Levi.

  • Buy, hold and sell dice

    Marina Bond manages the Rathbone Recovery fund, launched in 2009. The £65 million fund has beaten its benchmark and the wider IMA UK All Companies sector since inception.

  • stocks and shares

    Jim Levi casts an eye over palm oil producers MP Evans and REA Holdings among others, and rounds up the performance of shares he highlighted a year ago.

  • dog

    The much-derided Dogs of the Footsie left the wider stockmarket trailing in 2011, says Heather Connon. So who's on the list for 2012?

  • Buy, hold and sell dice

    Mark Slater is the manager of the MFM Slater Growth fund. It is the third-best performing fund across all sectors over three years, having delivered a return of 148.6%. He also manages the Slater Income and Recovery funds.

  • stocks and investments

    March is a bumper month for corporate results. Jim Levi casts his eye over those set to please investors.