The start of 2025 is being marked by two headline events for investors, the wobble in bond markets and the arrival to power of President Donald Trump.
It’s fitting in a market that many feel could go either way in the year ahead, that investors are trying to unravel whether both are a sign of trouble ahead or an opportunity to be seized.
To help investors navigate what it believes will be a volatile year ahead, Hargreaves Lansdown has released its Five funds to watch for 2025 report.
The investment platform’s experts have picked this handful of funds that they think should do well through the year ahead.
In this video, Simon Lambert, of This is Money, speaks to Hargreaves Lansdown’s investment analyst Joseph Hill, to get the lowdown on three of those funds.
He explains why a bond fund, a US smaller companies fund and a defensive all-weather fund with a chunk of gold exposure stand out for investors.
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