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Stock market gains could help Trump secure re-election

Stock market gains could help Trump secure re-election

New paper shows link between stock market success and presidential elections

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Don’t login to your portfolio too often

Stocktake: Don’t login to your portfolio too often

Why things are looking up for global stock markets; and SoftBank backs WeWork

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 05:40
Investors cool on overheated private equity markets

Investors cool on overheated private equity markets

Overblown valuations mean that a ‘great public market reckoning’ may be under way

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Brexit continues to make fund managers wary of UK stocks

Stocktake: Brexit continues to make fund managers wary of UK stocks

But is yet another decade of underperformance for UK stocks really that likely?

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 05:40
Should investors be worried by controlled companies?

Should investors be worried by controlled companies?

Mike Ashley, who owns 62% of Sports Direct, pays little heed to shareholder rebellions

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: WeWork not alone in its IPO woes

Stocktake: WeWork not alone in its IPO woes

‘Elizabeth Warren correction’ hits markets, and earnings season likely to be uninspiring

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 05:40
Investors undone by elementary mistakes in doing the maths

Investors undone by elementary mistakes in doing the maths

Basic errors, encouraged by sensational media headlines, continue to distort market prices

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Free stock trading is becoming the new normal

Stocktake: Free stock trading is becoming the new normal

‘Recession risk is real’, says Deutsche Bank’s Torsten Slok

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 05:40
Why extrovert CEOs may be bad for business

Why extrovert CEOs may be bad for business

Extroverts can be more prone to overconfidence and cause poorer financial performance

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 05:00
Do stock buybacks constitute a ‘licence to loot’?

Do stock buybacks constitute a ‘licence to loot’?

Practice has returned $5tn to shareholders since 2009 but opinion split on its merits

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 05:00
Is there a bubble in passive investing?

Is there a bubble in passive investing?

Opinion is divided over whether indexing poses a huge threat or adds to stability

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 05:00
Are value stocks about to come back from the dead?

Are value stocks about to come back from the dead?

Stocktake: ‘Dinosaur’ Mike Ashley; Fed ‘boneheads’; Hurricane Dorian hits investors

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 13:07
When Trump tweets, the whole financial world catches a cold

When Trump tweets, the whole financial world catches a cold

Stock markets are increasingly concerned about the US president’s online outbursts

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bulls hoping to sustain stock market breakout

Stocktake: Bulls hoping to sustain stock market breakout

Ugly sentiment suggests stocks have bottomed

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 05:40
Is shareholder capitalism dying?

Is shareholder capitalism dying?

Hundreds of US’s biggest public companies have shed their shareholder-first ideology

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: More volatility lies ahead for investors

Stocktake: More volatility lies ahead for investors

Corporate insiders are busy selling

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 05:40
Should markets panic over the inverted yield curve?

Should markets panic over the inverted yield curve?

Yield curve inversions’ reputation as a recession indicator is well deserved

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Warnings on WeWork’s eye-watering valuation

Stocktake: Warnings on WeWork’s eye-watering valuation

More US recession indicators flashing red

Tue Aug 27 2019 - 05:57
Could poker make you a better investor?

Could poker make you a better investor?

Like poker players, investors should learn to think in terms of probabilities

Tue Aug 27 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Investors take fright as recession risk rises

Stocktake: Investors take fright as recession risk rises

UBS says don’t buy-the-dip

Tue Aug 20 2019 - 05:40
Tech stocks: bubble, bubble, toil and trouble?

Tech stocks: bubble, bubble, toil and trouble?

History suggests no market fashion or trend persists indefinitely

Tue Aug 20 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: No end in sight to US-China trade war

Stocktake: No end in sight to US-China trade war

A Trump trade deal ahead of 2020 presidential election now unlikely, says Goldman Sachs

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 05:40
Dodgy memories lead to dodgy investments

Dodgy memories lead to dodgy investments

Forgetting bad investments can stop us learning from costly mistakes

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Johnson playing a dangerous game with sterling

Stocktake: Johnson playing a dangerous game with sterling

Beyond Meat insiders cash in

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 05:40
Most stocks are flops: just 1% of stocks account for all market gains

Most stocks are flops: just 1% of stocks account for all market gains

Picking the handful of stocks that deliver the bulk of investor returns is seeking a needle in a haystack

Tue Aug 06 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Projected US corporate profits rebound may be less healthy than hoped

Stocktake: Projected US corporate profits rebound may be less healthy than hoped

Companies might be beating estimates but they are not increasing guidance

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 05:48
Recession warnings are growing louder

Recession warnings are growing louder

Survey suggests 45 per cent chance of global recession in next 12 months

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Buy gold says founder of world’s biggest hedge fund

Stocktake: Buy gold says founder of world’s biggest hedge fund

Investors can only hope Trump fails in his latest attempt to bend the Fed to his will

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 05:45
A fund manager’s childhood can tell a lot about their attitude to risk

A fund manager’s childhood can tell a lot about their attitude to risk

Our present investing behaviour is very much shaped by our past

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 05:00
Stock take: Breaking the rules and living on hope

Stock take: Breaking the rules and living on hope

Some market jitters ahead would not be surprising

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 05:45
Picking winners: is diversification blunting investment returns?

Picking winners: is diversification blunting investment returns?

Concentrated portfolios are in theory more likely to outperform the market

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 05:00
World’s biggest companies are doing all the heavy lifting when it comes to markets

World’s biggest companies are doing all the heavy lifting when it comes to markets

Stocktake: Mega-cap stocks are driving global market gains

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 10:58
The advantages of being an ordinary investor

The advantages of being an ordinary investor

Ordinary investors are free to avoid the short-termism that plagues professionals

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Global earnings estimates are sliding again

Stocktake: Global earnings estimates are sliding again

Like a binge-worthy drama, Netflix shows stocks move because of fear and greed

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 05:45
Peak profit margins may mean lower returns for investors

Peak profit margins may mean lower returns for investors

Recent indications show profitability is coming under pressure

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bearish fund managers wary of market rally

Stocktake: Bearish fund managers wary of market rally

A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 05:45
Woodford’s fall a salutary tale on the cult of the superstar fund manager

Woodford’s fall a salutary tale on the cult of the superstar fund manager

Investors shouldn’t be surprised by Woodford’s fall from grace

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Unhappy Trump continues to bash the Fed

Stocktake: Unhappy Trump continues to bash the Fed

Also, the Beyond Meat bubble and Woodford investors paying for underperformance

Tue Jun 18 2019 - 05:45
Nervous investors deal with ‘Trump slump’

Nervous investors deal with ‘Trump slump’

Investment strategists concerned by Trump’s unpredictable trade policy

Tue Jun 18 2019 - 05:00
Trump: A ‘genius’ playing a risky market game?

Trump: A ‘genius’ playing a risky market game?

Stocktake: If Trump thinks he can bully the Fed via risky policies, he might just do so

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 05:45
Investors are giving up on active funds

Investors are giving up on active funds

Funds in passive investment poised to eclipse active stock-picking for the first time

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 05:00
Investors can learn from Manchester United’s ‘statistical naivety’

Investors can learn from Manchester United’s ‘statistical naivety’

Club paying price for turning down chance to expand sample on which to judge Solskjaer

Tue Jun 04 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Tesla’s ‘code red’ situation spooks analysts

Stocktake: Tesla’s ‘code red’ situation spooks analysts

Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas said shares could fall to $10 in a worst-case scenario

Tue May 28 2019 - 05:45
Fading of financial crisis creates trap for investors

Fading of financial crisis creates trap for investors

Managers will look to capitalise on boost in 10-year returns when calendar falls in their favour

Tue May 28 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Investors should be wary of bitcoin rally

Stocktake: Investors should be wary of bitcoin rally

Fund managers are cautious but not gloomy while volatility spike augurs well for stocks

Tue May 21 2019 - 16:06
Can a simple checklist save investors money?

Can a simple checklist save investors money?

A multitude of inbuilt unconscious biases undermine investors’ decision-making

Tue May 21 2019 - 05:00
Volatility returns to markets as US-China tensions escalate

Volatility returns to markets as US-China tensions escalate

Stocktake: Fear index on track to record biggest monthly increase since last October

Tue May 14 2019 - 05:45
Investors should be wary of expensive unicorns

Investors should be wary of expensive unicorns

Current flotation market resembles manic dotcom era

Tue May 14 2019 - 05:00
Stocktake: Uber is not the next Amazon

Stocktake: Uber is not the next Amazon

‘If you believe that there are no games played with pricing ... think again’

Tue May 07 2019 - 05:45
Marriage, divorce or buying a home can be costly distractions for investors

Marriage, divorce or buying a home can be costly distractions for investors

‘Managers running at least two funds did much worse than managers running one’

Tue May 07 2019 - 05:00
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