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Invest & Give

You probably wouldn’t associate making a charitable donation with making an investment decision. However a new fund on the block, Invest & Give, challenges that orthodoxy.

Alpha Male

Most UK equity funds have not exactly covered themselves in glory over the past three years. But Richard Penny, manager of Money Observer’s award-winning Legal & General UK Alpha fund, is one of the few to have posted positive returns with low volatility to boot.

Money Observer video archive

Speculate to accumulate

Ceri Jones gives an introduction to spreadbetting, and examines the advantages of this investment technique and the reasons behind its growing popularity

Banks put on the pounds

Despite its defensive stance, Killik & Co’s growth portfolio is up 16 per cent in three months. Mick Gilligan tells Helen Pridham why financial holdings are doing well

Murky water for cash claims

The compensatory position for bank savers is clearer than that for building societies. Sylvia Morris sets the record straight on what your rights are with both

A rare consistency

Our annual assessment of top-performing funds, the Money Observer Fund Manager Premier League, is an essential guide for investors. (See attached pdf)

Bricks and mortar stronger

Commercial property dived in the downturn, but performance is showing clear signs of picking up. Heather Connon asks whether the trend is your friend

Catch on to a bright idea

They’re cheap to run, easy to trade, and offer a huge choice – from tracking the performance of the UK stock market to the price of oil. Sam Barrett explores the world of exchange traded funds

Diamond Dogs

Why our selection of 10 ‘dog’ stocks is up more than 80 per cent in only seven months. (See attached pdf)

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Extra features

Investment Trust Awards 2009

Visit our special trust awards section for the methodology behind our annual awards (included with the print edition of the July issue), and downloadable pdfs for details of the best income-producing investment trusts and our Premier Group award winner.

Fund Awards 2009

Do you want to discover which funds are best-placed to deliver strong returns in the future? Go to our special Fund Awards section to discover which funds were contenders for our awards – plus the winners themselves. Whether you are interested in corporate bond funds, or emerging markets, or simply want to discover which management groups do consistently well, our fund awards will help point you in the right direction.