The latest edition of Trustnet Magazine, out now, focuses on the pitfalls of investing in bombed-out stocks: while you can make significant gains if they bounce back to previous levels, unfortunately, further falls are often more likely.
Investors in the accumulation stage of their pension may be the most tempted by this high risk/reward trade-off, due to the lengthy time horizon they have to recover any losses. A more productive use of any spare time they may have during the economic lockdown would be to track down and consolidate old pension pots – Daniel Lanyon reveals which apps do the hard work for you. Meanwhile, Laura Miller finds out the most tax-efficient way to dip into your pension if you have exhausted all other options.
This month’s sector focus sees Adam Lewis discover why Japan may have a head start in adapting to the post-coronavirus new normal, after being regarded as “yesterday’s market” for so long. In our other regular columns, John Blowers explains why you need to take the results of online pension planners with a pinch of salt, Mirabaud’s Paul Middleton names three stocks he is using to play “the explosion of data” and Psigma’s Martin Ward reveals which fund he is using to benefit from increased government spending on sustainability.
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