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Our head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, makes a bad Nostradamus. Lucky he’s a fund manager! Here are his predictions for markets in the year ahead. Spoiler alert: he’s usually wrong. But it’s all about the direction of travel…

The rise of passive investment is storing up risks that many investors may not realise they are taking. James Crossley, our head of Rathbones Asset Management distribution, makes the case for active managers.

It doesn’t take much for a misunderstanding to spiral out of control – just ask Paddington Bear, who’s going through a third ordeal on the big screen right now! Our engagement analyst, Jenny Twigg, explains how listening before judging can make all the difference.

Donald Trump winning a second term means a return to the volatility and shenanigans of yesterday. But America is bigger and more powerful than one man, argues multi-asset portfolios fund manager Will McIntosh-Whyte.

Head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, got the heebie-jeebies ahead of this Halloween-week Budget. He explains why he’s still uneasy now he’s heard it.

The success of new GLP-1 diabetes and weight-loss treatments might be just the beginning, writes sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith. An exciting new world of second-generation treatments are already being researched and trialled.

A holiday abroad reminds head of multi-asset investments David Coombs that there are some risks you know about and some that you don’t. But you don’t get anywhere in life or investments without taking them.

The world is getting fatter and more diabetic. Solving this problem will improve millions of lives and could save us all billions of dollars, argues sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith.

After the toughest five years for UK households since the 1950s, signs of improvement have arrived. Rathbone Income Fund equity analyst Keval Thakrar gives the case for British retailers.

Bond fund manager Stuart Chilvers explains why his team are excited by a new bond that aims to tackle humans’ harmful impact on the Amazon rainforest by supporting its reforestation.

As the holiday season winds down and we get back to our desks, we may have mixed feelings about recognising that longer lifespans will probably keep us working for longer. Rathbone Income Fund co-manager Carl Stick looks at some of the innovations that might help us stay in fine fettle.

A flurry of new UK government spending raises concerns that Labour will return to its tax and spend habits. Multi-Asset Portfolios Fund Manager David Coombs mulls whether current trends will put interest rate cuts on pause.