Analysis

Yield curve continues to flatten

Where is the better outcome?

Finding value amid retailers closing down

Cooling late-cycle economy could rekindle gold interest

Alternative financing tools piquing the interest of investors

Fund buyers have said they are increasingly turning towards more specialist funds as they seek alternative sources of yield and/or uncorrelated returns in anticipation of more rocky markets in 2018.

Tax-efficient investment commentators predict demand for venture capital trusts (VCTs) will be "huge" this tax year but warn fundraising levels could be hit by a lack of available capacity and other pressures from new rules.

Improving portfolio diversification

Focus on 2018

Best products and categories revealed