Strawberry Invest has teamed together with DIY Investor Magazine to provide our customers with access to a top resource for first time and DIY investors looking for helpful, interesting and educational articles to help them with investment funds. in addition to the quarterly magazines DIY Investor is now online with a great website; a great resource for news, tips and knowledge on all aspects of investment.

Aside from offering the latest issue, we have all the previous issues archived here so you can go back through them to learn and gain ideas:

Current Issue: The core theme of this issue is “trust”, something that’s in short supply these days. An important look at Defined Benefit pension transfers as valuations are at record highs. Also, with some of the top performing funds focused on India, the magazine looks reform and structural change in the country which could bring long term growth. Great section on “Focus on Funds” looking at fact sheets and how to pick a fund, crucial for first time investors getting at it alone!

Issue 12:This issue focuses on making the most of your ISA allowance. Investigating AIM stocks for ISAs, differences between Lifetime ISAs and SIPPs. There is a great article of commodity investing via ETFs. Also, an important article examines investors ability to take risks and how that can shape a portfolio.

Issue 11: Aside from including our (brilliant) outlook for investing in 2017, this issue of DIY investors looks to different aspects of 2017 and how investors can prepare for it. From handling inflation, to investing in a low interest rate environment, to the volatility sure to ensue in 2017. Also is a brilliantly helpful article on how to decipher ETF names.

Issue 10: The issue looks at the Bats’ challenge to the incumbent FTSE index’s 30 year reign. In addition to this there is interesting articles on the lesser known asset class; the preference share. Plus there is an important article on keeping costs down in a portfolio as passive funds become increasingly popular.

Issue 9: This issue focuses on the implications of the EU referendum and the Brexit result; this includes opinions from two large fund houses, Jupiter Asset Management and Henderson Global Investors. In addition to this there is an in-depth look into Investment Trusts and how they vary to Unit Trust and OEICS. Also the magazine looks at the different types of investment trusts, how to invest in them and their saving schemes.

Issue 8: Issue 8 takes a closer look at the ISA with articles on the increasing flexibility for them, tips on investing in ISAs and the new Innovative Finance ISA. Also in this issue DIY investor looks at the implications of a Brexit and the core question at hand. There’s a great article on the often overlooked skill of analysing and understanding Fund Fact Sheets. Plus plenty more…

Issue 7:  Issue 7 looks at investing for children and an review of the available investment vehicles for putting money away for your children. 10 simple rules for investing, how to generate an income from investments and how to measure investment return. There’s also a spotlight shone on Exchange Traded Products. Plus much more…

Issue 6 : This issue is a bumper summer issue including a YouGuv survey on pension gap between expectations of income, other great articles cover topics such as:”Classic Investment Mistakes and how to avoid them”, Index investing, alternative investments on the AIM, SIPPs and “The Road to becoming a DIY investor”. Plus much more…

Issue 5 : Important articles on “6 big changes to your pension: Responsibility is the price of freedom”, ways of tackling market challenges and making your investment portfolio tax efficient. Also in the issue “Why now is the time to become a DIY momentum investor” and a great light-hearted presentation article on the 10 golden rules of equity investing narrated by John Cleese! Plus much more…

Issue 4 : Great article on “DIY Investor Magazine’s introduction to setting objectives and selecting investment funds“, Should you trust tipsters or broker notes, “should we worry about China in 2015” and a boosting potential returns whilst limiting your risk. Plus much more…

Issue 3 : Areas covered in this issue include; Planning for retirement and pension reform, passive investment and finding the right investment funds or ETF, an explanation of investment funds & trusts and “Going Global in the hunt for the sustainable dividend”. Plus much more…

Issue 2 : This issue looks at topics including; “Constructing an ETF portfolio”, NISA and Junior ISAs, “Potential Pitfalls that can whack the unwary DIY investor”, how sentiment analysis can help sift through online information overload and changes in the pension world. Plus much more…

Issue 1 : This issue covers ISAs in depth looking at basics of investing in them for the first time and how to assess investment risk (as well as investment definitions and terms), long term planning for them and Junior ISAs. Other articles look at topics such as;  Bonds vs Equitites, Investment companies post RDR,  UK economic recovery and the relative merits of ISA and Pension saving. Plus much more…