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Gold investing: is it too late to join the party?

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Your Fund Choices 2019: now available as a digital download

➲ Details of 267 funds, trusts and ETFs ➲ Top tips for your Isa or pension
➲ How to build an income portfolio➲ Strategies for short- and long-term investors

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Insights

Global Emerging Markets

Investment trust investors, it’s time to review your emerging market exposure

As the US market becomes more expensive, some eyes are looking further afield once more.

Global Markets

10 outrageous investment predictions for 2020

Hungary copies the UK in leaving the EU, while investors find oil more profitable than clean energy.

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Gold investing: is it too late to join the party?

Gold has been the star performer of 2019, but does the gold rush have further to run? We consider prospects looking ahead.

Investment funds and trusts

Top 10 most popular investment trusts – November 2019

Scottish Mortgage has once again topped the list of the most-bought investment trusts.

Top Performing Funds

Name 1m 1yr 3yr 5yr
Franklin UK Mid Cap W Inc 2.8 % 30.3 % 48.5 % 74.6 %
ASI UK Mid-Cap Equity I Acc 3.4 % 28.7 % 41.9 % 69.9 %
MI Chelverton UK Equity Growth B Inc 3.8 % 28.5 % 62.9 % 144.6 %
Liontrust UK Ethical 2 Net Acc 2.3 % 26.7 % 49.3 % 72.3 %
Premier UK Growth B Inc 4.3 % 26.2 % 36.6 % 60.3 %
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Name 1m 1yr 3yr 5yr
JPM Asia Growth C Net Acc -1 % 14.7 % 59.2 % 102.4 %
Fidelity Emerging Asia W Acc -0.1 % 13.9 % 40.3 % 81.9 %
Fidelity Asia W Acc -1 % 13.6 % 43.1 % 89.6 %
Smith & Williamson Far Eastern Inc&Gr B -0.7 % 12.1 % 30.5 % 80 %
Fidelity China Special Ord N/A 11.4 % 31.5 % 83.3 %
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Name 1m 1yr 3yr 5yr
Mercantile Ord 6.9 % 44 % 63.1 % 100.9 %
Schroder UK Mid Cap Ord 5.7 % 34 % 51.8 % 59.7 %
JPMorgan Mid Cap Ord 7.3 % 30.6 % 45.1 % 89.5 %
Artemis Alpha Trust Ord 6.4 % 19.5 % 42.7 % 20.5 %
Aurora Ord 3.3 % 18.8 % 31.5 % 54.8 %
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Data provided by Morningstar.

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Top Performing Sectors

Name 1yr 3yr 5yr Funds
Technology and Telecommunications 19.9 % 62 % 120.3 % 17
UK Smaller Companies 15 % 33.5 % 67 % 80
North American Smaller Companies 14.7 % 28 % 86.1 % 21
Unclassified Sector 14 % 26.1 % 42.6 % 68
North America 13.8 % 35.6 % 87.5 % 136
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Name 1yr 3yr 5yr Funds
VCT Specialist: Healthcare & Biotechnology 257.7 % 257.7 % 257.7 % 1
Sector Specialist: Forestry & Timber 72.7 % 72.7 % 72.7 % 1
VCT Specialist: Environmental 61 % 61 % 61 % 9
VCT Specialist: Technology 55.5 % 55.5 % 55.5 % 4
Country Specialists: Europe 43.9 % 67.5 % 216.9 % 1
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