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Stocktake: Just how expensive are US stocks?

Stocktake: Just how expensive are US stocks?

Take low interest rates into account and the valuations start to look more reasonable

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Technology stocks take a beating

Stocktake: Technology stocks take a beating

Allocations to technology stocks have fallen to lowest levels in 13 years

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 00:00
Investors have reason to expect another strong earnings season

Investors have reason to expect another strong earnings season

Earnings growth could be as high as 30% but there are signs of a more normal year ahead

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 05:00
Stocktake: High-priced stocks may have some way to fall

Stocktake: High-priced stocks may have some way to fall

Firms such as Robinhood, Beyond Meat and Zillow have lost over 70% of value

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Is the market rally too narrow? Maybe not

Stocktake: Is the market rally too narrow? Maybe not

Biggest gains have been made by tech giants, but vast majority of stocks are doing well

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors shouldn’t be afraid of 52-week highs

Stocktake: Investors shouldn’t be afraid of 52-week highs

Research shows stocks are likely to keep on rising at this point when many take profits

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 00:00
2021: one of the best years in the history of the market

2021: one of the best years in the history of the market

Analyst says last year bore most resemblance to 1995, another year of extraordinary gains

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 05:43
Stocktake: Strategists concerned by Trump threat

Stocktake: Strategists concerned by Trump threat

Warning that midterm elections represent ‘historic tipping point’ all too plausible

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 05:42
Investors rotate out of high-priced stocks as tech endures a rough week

Investors rotate out of high-priced stocks as tech endures a rough week

Growing chorus of experts argue that value stocks will lead markets in coming years

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 05:37
Stocktake: Hawkish Fed spooks investors

Stocktake: Hawkish Fed spooks investors

Markets will continue to obsess over Fed policy in coming months

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 05:33
Stocktake: Vanguard: a lean decade ahead for stocks

Stocktake: Vanguard: a lean decade ahead for stocks

US markets ‘have not been this overvalued since the dotcom bubble’

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Don’t expect average stock returns in 2022

Stocktake: Don’t expect average stock returns in 2022

There have been as many yearly returns above 40% as returns in the 8%-12% range

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: No hint of irrational exuberance in fund managers

Stocktake: No hint of irrational exuberance in fund managers

Amid fears the Fed may be about to get hawkish, there has been a dash to cash

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Are stocks at heightened risk in 2022?

Stocktake: Are stocks at heightened risk in 2022?

History suggests odds stocks will rise in 202 are no different from any other year

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: ‘Virtuous’ billionaire surrenders stolen art

Stocktake: ‘Virtuous’ billionaire surrenders stolen art

Michael Steinhardt surrendered 180 stolen antiquities worth estimated $70m

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Apple nears $3 trillion level as Big Tech dominates

Stocktake: Apple nears $3 trillion level as Big Tech dominates

Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Facebook account for quarter of index

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: analysts expecting little market growth next year

Stocktake: analysts expecting little market growth next year

After spectacular growth in 2021, many experts are braced for a significant fall

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Why do investors still buy active funds?

Stocktake: Why do investors still buy active funds?

Only 13% of active US funds outperform, resulting in huge losses to investors

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Active funds underperform – again

Stocktake: Active funds underperform – again

Buying in the hope of choosing an outperformer really is a low-probability bet

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Bulls hoping for some seasonal strength

Stocktake: Bulls hoping for some seasonal strength

Stocks have hit new all-time highs in every month so far this year

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Are analysts too relaxed about Omicron variant?

Stocktake: Are analysts too relaxed about Omicron variant?

Investors will be offside if Omicron does prove to be a game-changer

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Today’s winners are often tomorrow’s losers

Stocktake: Today’s winners are often tomorrow’s losers

Searching for the next generation of market leaders is a fool’s game

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Pockets of madness in US market

Stocktake: Pockets of madness in US market

S&P 500 stocks skyrocketing to valuations not seen since dotcom bubble

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Wall Street is getting expensive, is it sustainable?

Stocktake: Wall Street is getting expensive, is it sustainable?

With US stocks trading higher than international markets, can it last?

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Erdogan fighting a losing economic battle

Stocktake: Erdogan fighting a losing economic battle

Turkish lira lost as much as 15% against the dollar last Tuesday

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Are US stocks in nosebleed territory?

Stocktake: Are US stocks in nosebleed territory?

After a successful period, the next decade may see US investors with subdued returns

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Fund managers pile into US stocks

Stocktake: Fund managers pile into US stocks

Equity allocations are at their highest level since June

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Electric car bubble is getting bubblier

Stocktake: Electric car bubble is getting bubblier

It took Tesla 10 years to hit $100 billion but Rivian managed it in three days

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bubble trouble for informed investors

Stocktake: Bubble trouble for informed investors

New research suggests it’s not the young and inexperienced who perform worst

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: My stocks won’t fall, I chose them

Stocktake: My stocks won’t fall, I chose them

When we own something, it distorts our perceptions – and that puts us at risk

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Another bumper earnings season

Stocktake: Another bumper earnings season

The earnings rebound has been the ‘easy part’, and things may get trickier from here

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Is Tesla really worth over $1.2 trillion?

Stocktake: Is Tesla really worth over $1.2 trillion?

If you’re buying Tesla for the long term finding a story to justify today’s values will require a ‘real stretch’

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Stock market ascent has been dizzying

Stocktake: Stock market ascent has been dizzying

The bull market is clearly alive and well

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: The most wonderful time of year for investors

Stocktake: The most wonderful time of year for investors

Recent momentum augurs well for stocks as ‘strength is a bull’s best friend’

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: After 22 years, Dow hits 36,000

Stocktake: After 22 years, Dow hits 36,000

An infamous book published during the dotcom bubble got it wrong – and right

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Cop26: Companies under pressure for action

Stocktake: Cop26: Companies under pressure for action

Deutsche Bank report says concerns are rational as companies are ‘massive polluters’

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is stock index membership for sale?

Stocktake: Is stock index membership for sale?

Membership is governed by strict rules but index providers also have some discretion

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors can be swayed by stories

Stocktake: Investors can be swayed by stories

Do stories matter? Research indicates that they do – and can inflate the price of product

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Have stocks come too far, too fast?

Stocktake: Have stocks come too far, too fast?

Stocks have had quite the run but cool-off period is expected, says Bespoke Investment

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Losing the fear of selling out of a bubble too early

Stocktake: Losing the fear of selling out of a bubble too early

Bubbles result in investment opportunities in capital-starved areas of market

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Trillionaire Tesla defies the doubters and the numbers

Stocktake: Trillionaire Tesla defies the doubters and the numbers

The electric car-maker is now worth more than the combined valuation of its top five competitors

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Stocks enter period of seasonal strength

Stocktake: Stocks enter period of seasonal strength

The next six months have historically proven lucrative, research shows

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Fund managers turn cautious on stocks

Stocktake: Fund managers turn cautious on stocks

Global growth expectations have plummeted to lowest level since March 2020

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Jerome Powell fuss is much ado about nothing

Stocktake: Jerome Powell fuss is much ado about nothing

Federal Reserve chief has made plenty of headlines over the sale of a Vanguard fund

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Auto-enrolment delays hurt pensions outlook

Stocktake: Auto-enrolment delays hurt pensions outlook

Government’s planned ‘gradual’ introduction of system is not good enough

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Even best fund managers underperform sometimes

Stocktake: Even best fund managers underperform sometimes

Finest fund managers can be expected to be below par 40-60% of time

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Consumers are worried about inflation

Stocktake: Consumers are worried about inflation

Stocks fell last month but investors remain in buy-the-dip mode

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: All eyes on margins and supply chain

Stocktake: All eyes on margins and supply chain

First US earnings season in recovery overshadowed by clear risk

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: US stocks continue to lead the world

Stocktake: US stocks continue to lead the world

There has never been a period of such sustained outperformance

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Married, middle-aged male investors more likely to ‘freak out’

Stocktake: Married, middle-aged male investors more likely to ‘freak out’

‘Freak out’ is when investor sells almost all equity assets over a month, study says

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 05:30
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