Stocktake: even talk of of nuclear apocalypse fails to stir move marketsResponse to rise in tensions between US and North Korea decidedly mutedTue Aug 15 2017 - 06:00
Is 2017 too good to be true for investors?It’s misguided to worry a correction is looming just because stocks are registering new highsTue Aug 08 2017 - 06:00
Stocktake: Deluded Trump takes credit for stock gainsPresident bragging of Dow Jones milestone despite US underperforming most countriesTue Aug 08 2017 - 06:00
Optimism pays better than pessimismLong-term performance of stock markets shows perma-bears have negativity biasTue Aug 01 2017 - 06:00
Is a big earnings season priced into stocks?Stocktake: Howard Marks warns market is getting bubbly with ‘elevated complacency’Tue Aug 01 2017 - 06:00
Investors beware - we are hard-wired to be wary of redPeople became 25% more risk-averse when the colour red is usedTue Jul 25 2017 - 06:00
Stocktake: Will stocks ever dip again?Things are usually hairier outside the US, but not this year. In Europe, the biggest pullback has totalled just 4%Tue Jul 25 2017 - 06:00
Free-falling Snap remains a risky tradeStocktake: Tesla takes a tumble, exaggerated volatility and how bad investments can scarTue Jul 18 2017 - 06:00
The endowment effect: Falling in love with stocks and coffee cupsDo investors get too attached to the stocks they own and overvalue their worth?Tue Jul 18 2017 - 06:00
Global bull market is alive and wellStocktake: Bull market started long before Donald Trump started claiming praise for itTue Jul 11 2017 - 06:00
Charting the stock markets: does technical analysis work?Maybe it’s best to ignore the analysts and instead stick to a buy-and-hold approachTue Jul 11 2017 - 06:00
Stocktake: Taper talk hits stock marketsDespite an ECB denial, speculation the global liquidity punch bowl is about to be removed is growingTue Jul 04 2017 - 06:00
Yield-hungry investors fall for the ‘free dividends fallacy’Many investors wrongly think of dividends as offering a bond-like income streamTue Jul 04 2017 - 06:00
Oil falls into a bear market – is this the apoc-oil-ypse?StockTake: the most stress-free job, FOMO for AIB, and beware your psycho CEOTue Jun 27 2017 - 06:30
Yield-hungry investors fall for ‘free dividends fallacy’Part of the attraction of dividend payments is more psychological than realTue Jun 27 2017 - 06:00
AIB is not the first instance of ‘eejit trade’Recent trading in AIB just the latest example of how clueless traders can inflate stocksTue Jun 27 2017 - 05:45
Stocktake: ‘Tech wreck’ driven by algorithm tradersApple, Amazon and Facebook had gained 30 per cent this year and needed to coolTue Jun 20 2017 - 06:00
Stocktake: Political chaos, financial calm: are stock markets Trump-proof?Global economic volatility is at its lowest level in over 40 years, says JPMorganTue Jun 20 2017 - 06:00
Are FAANG stocks taking a big bite of the bull market?Stock Take: Broad rally suggests market is not too reliant on high-flying tech stocksTue Jun 13 2017 - 06:30
Socially responsible investing: who’s getting the benefit?Ethical investment is now big business, but are investors doing well out of doing good?Tue Jun 13 2017 - 06:00
Stocktake: Investors await AIB’s market returnAIB more of a pure play on Ireland than Bank of Ireland as 40% of latter’s loans are in UKTue Jun 06 2017 - 06:30
Amazon’s wild ride offers lessons for investorsAn outlay of $1,000 on the company’s shares in 1997 would net you about $1m todayTue Jun 06 2017 - 06:00
The Trump trade is deadStocktake: US stocks remain high in spite of Trump, and riding the bitcoin bubbleTue May 30 2017 - 06:30
Should investors be worried about a lack of trading fear?Stocktake: If calm indicates complacency, prices may be more vulnerable than presumedTue May 30 2017 - 06:00
Fund managers pile into Europe, but is it all an illusion?StockTake: Europe is good value in contrast to US, but don’t rule out a reversal of fortuneTue May 23 2017 - 06:30
Investors betting that it’s Europe’s turn to shineAmerican equity funds experienced $22.2bn in outflows recentlyTue May 23 2017 - 06:00
Markets shrug as Trump sacks FBI director ComeyStocktake: markets snooze; Gundlach trolls the media; Snap shareholders feel the pinchTue May 16 2017 - 06:30
Psychology of investors who tend to trade too muchResearch suggests thrill-seeking and youth are closely linked to excessive stock tradingTue May 16 2017 - 06:00
Hype generator: Will Tesla become the next Apple?Stocktake: car maker is sounding more like a cult, with Elon Musk as its hubristic leaderTue May 09 2017 - 06:30
Investing secrets of the dumb moneyProinsias O’Mahony on the pitfalls to which the ordinary investor are all too proneTue May 09 2017 - 06:00
Navigating earnings season: six tips for investorsStocktake: Learn why it’s profitable to buy shares in female- or foreign-led firmsTue May 02 2017 - 07:00
Markets sceptical over Trump’s detail-free tax plansStocktake: Don’t sell in May and go away – study says investors should sit tightTue May 02 2017 - 06:30
Stocktake: UK election may not be ‘soft Brexit’ game-changerAssuming stronger May means ‘soft Brexit’ is unwise given her prior support for ‘hard Brexit’Tue Apr 25 2017 - 06:30
Global impact of US’s incredible shrinking stock marketMore and more companies are opting to fund their growth via private marketsTue Apr 25 2017 - 06:00
United Airlines should learn the value of a sincere apologyStocktake: Share prices would have suffered less if Oscar Munoz had read the ‘Saving Face’ reportThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Stock pickers face scrapheap as investors turn to algorithmsActively managed funds are losing out to computerised investment strategiesTue Apr 18 2017 - 06:00
Trading truisms and time-tested investment adagesMany memorable one-liners have emerged from Wall Street, offering intriguing insights into the approaches of both long-term investors and short-term tradersTue Apr 11 2017 - 07:18
Why do beautiful Chinese market analysts do better?Stocktake: Best-looking analysts get more sensitive information from management – studyTue Apr 11 2017 - 06:30
Milestones galore for soaring AmazonStocktake: Merrill Lynch research shows it’s time for investors to hold toughTue Apr 04 2017 - 06:30
Computer says . . . invest: the robo-advisers are comingFees are cheap but will Irish investors be tempted by computer-based advice?Tue Apr 04 2017 - 06:00
Buy high, say fund managers in new surveyStocktake: Belated sell-off for stocks, worries about ‘President’ Le Pen and men v womenTue Mar 28 2017 - 06:30
Looking for value in global stock marketsEurope and emerging markets look like better bets over the next decadeTue Mar 28 2017 - 05:52
Should investors ignore the bubble-watchers?A Harvard study reveals clues to help investors avoid stock-market crashesTue Mar 21 2017 - 06:38
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman learns a $4bn lessonStocktake: betting the farm is always dumb – whether you make a bundle or lose the lotTue Mar 21 2017 - 06:30
President Le Pen: should investors be worried?An advancing equity market does not necessarily mean investors are not nervousTue Mar 14 2017 - 06:33
What investors can learn from Snap’s flotationStocktake: Being patient can pay off even when looking at the hottest new stocksTue Mar 14 2017 - 06:30
StockTake: Bull market refuses to dipThis rally is refusing to retreat, which must be torture for those on the sidelinesTue Mar 07 2017 - 06:30
US bull market celebrates its eighth birthdaySecond-longest advance in market history shows no signs of ending any time soonMon Mar 06 2017 - 07:00
Are investors hurt by corporate focus on short-term returns?McKinsey report finds short-termism in US costs millions of jobs and hampers growthTue Feb 28 2017 - 07:00
Stocktake: Investors should not fear another Black MondayStocktake: A cool look at overbought markets and cracks in the global rallyTue Feb 28 2017 - 06:30
