Compass

New year, new lockdown, same old problems - the horror of home schooling… This month Ian Cowie chooses his key investment themes for the year ahead and we hear from the first investment company specialising in energy efficiency.

With the average investment company up 8%, Ian Cowie celebrating his winners and managers optimistic about 2021, we're in good spirits as we hang up our stockings.

This month we visit Vietnam, Ian Cowie compares the coronavirus responses in Europe and Asia and Kyle Caldwell analyses investment company dividends post-COVID.

We search for Brexit bargains with Ian Cowie, go green with Faith Glasgow, explore the future of the office and warehouses and raise a glass to VCTs.

Compass turns American-as-apple-pie, managers talk Trump versus Biden and Ian Cowie gets his passport stamped.

We explore life after lockdown, investment company managers discuss their outlook for the major world regions, and Ian Cowie takes us on a tour of his portfolio.

We’re looking further afield for income, Ian Cowie shares silver linings from his portfolio and the investment companies helping to overcome coronavirus.

We find out what managers and Ian Cowie think about emerging markets and their income options. We also tuck into lockdown eating options with supermarkets and takeaways.

Bear market survival tips from Capital Gearing manager Peter Spiller and Ian Cowie. How are investment companies investing to beat COVID-19 and can the dividend heroes rescue income seekers?

We're looking at the impact of coronavirus (who isn't!), the long-term benefits of smaller companies and investment company ISA choices for all the family.​