Investment Ideas

How to invest in rising metals prices with demand rising and supply squeezed? Mining company shares track metals prices higher. The VanEck Global Mining UCITS ETF offers a simple yet effective way to invest in this powerful theme.

How to generate a regular income in an age of low interest rates and bond yields? High dividend equities may offer a valuable alternative: for income investors a dividend ETF offers a way to access this income.

China is one of the world’s fastest growing major economies: its ‘new economy’ companies are likely to grow even faster than the rest of the country.

Invest in the specialist mining companies that hold the key to future of technological and environmental innovation, such as electric vehicle batteries, jet engines, space craft and wind turbines.

As the global climate warms, governments around the world are committing to a carbon-free future. Hydrogen is seen as part of the solution – as a clean energy source of the future.

Zoom calls, smart heating and lighting, self-driving cars, rapid advances in medical science, including vaccines. All these require semiconductors and are just a few children of the revolution, which is gathering speed.

From home consoles to in-game events with millions of attendees, the video game industry is disrupting traditional sports and media, and experiencing a period of transformative growth.

After 40 years of putting financial returns first, the world is at a moment of great change. Investors are prioritizing not only financial returns but also clean environmental practices and social responsibility. 

Gold has been a store of value for thousands of years – also in the last century. While the Dollar has lost 96% of its purchasing power over time, gold has retained its value.

Moat ETFs are based on a simple concept: Invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages trading at attractive valuations. Over time, these companies seem well positioned to generate superior returns than the broader market.

People have bought buildings since the Middle Ages, and they have tended to be solid investments. Today, making real estate part of the foundation of your investment portfolio can add to its returns while potentially damping down risk exposure in your investment portfolio.

Corporate bonds have become an increasingly important part of an investors’ portfolios in recent years simply because they still provide a reasonable return in a yield starved world.

The likelihood of a government defaulting on its loan payments is very low, so bonds are viewed as the most solid investments.

Currently, there is a particular opportunity to invest, as the number of fallen angels grew significantly during the pandemic. As at any time of economic distress, a number of well-known companies’ bonds were downgraded. The global economy has been slowly picking up its pace since the heyday of the pandemic, however the number of Fallen Angels still has not returned to the pre-pandemic levels.

Creating investment returns while reducing risks through cross-asset diversification is one of the key goals of investing and is practiced by the world’s most professional investors, whether large pension funds, ultra-high-net-worth individuals or even sovereign wealth funds.