Stocktake: Investors can be swayed by storiesDo stories matter? Research indicates that they do – and can inflate the price of productTue Nov 02 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Have stocks come too far, too fast?Stocks have had quite the run but cool-off period is expected, says Bespoke InvestmentTue Nov 02 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Losing the fear of selling out of a bubble too earlyBubbles result in investment opportunities in capital-starved areas of marketTue Nov 02 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Trillionaire Tesla defies the doubters and the numbersThe electric car-maker is now worth more than the combined valuation of its top five competitorsTue Nov 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Stocks enter period of seasonal strengthThe next six months have historically proven lucrative, research showsTue Oct 26 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Fund managers turn cautious on stocksGlobal growth expectations have plummeted to lowest level since March 2020Tue Oct 26 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Jerome Powell fuss is much ado about nothingFederal Reserve chief has made plenty of headlines over the sale of a Vanguard fundTue Oct 26 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Auto-enrolment delays hurt pensions outlookGovernment’s planned ‘gradual’ introduction of system is not good enoughTue Oct 26 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Even best fund managers underperform sometimesFinest fund managers can be expected to be below par 40-60% of timeTue Oct 19 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Consumers are worried about inflationStocks fell last month but investors remain in buy-the-dip modeTue Oct 19 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: All eyes on margins and supply chainFirst US earnings season in recovery overshadowed by clear riskTue Oct 19 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: US stocks continue to lead the worldThere has never been a period of such sustained outperformanceTue Oct 19 2021 - 00:00
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 saysTue Oct 12 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: More volatility ahead for stocks?Investors fearful, but not reaching extreme levels seen near market bottoms, indexes suggestTue Oct 12 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Stock market momentum ‘does not die easily’Total of 412 of S&P 500’s constituents up this year despite September’s sell-offTue Oct 12 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bulls says China has ‘gone on sale’Chinese stock market has lost a third of its value since peaking earlier this yearTue Oct 12 2021 - 00:00
A rested analyst is a better analystStocktake: Forecasts made after holidays are more accurate than those issued beforehandTue Oct 05 2021 - 05:30
Bull market remains intactStocktake: September was difficult for stocks but investors cannot complainTue Oct 05 2021 - 05:10
Do rising rates pose trouble for stocks?Stocktake: If rates go up, says Barclays, stocks become less attractive relative to bondsTue Oct 05 2021 - 05:00
Investors get second chance to buy value stocksStocktake: The discount is now wider than that seen at the height of the dotcom bubbleTue Oct 05 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: What was your worst trade?‘I put $10,000 into Amazon in 1997. I sold it in 1997,’ goes one memorable exampleTue Sept 14 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Animal pandemics pose risks for investors‘Not all animals are created equal’ – the losers and beneficiaries aren’t always obviousTue Sept 14 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: US stocks may not be as expensive as they seemRevised metric suggests past two decades have been a ‘typical investment period’Tue Sept 14 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Growth concerns boost Fang stocksSlowdown in business sentiment ‘represents downside risk’ for broader indicesTue Sept 14 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Mike Ashley’s future son-in-law eyes £100m bonusShareholder reservations over Michael Murray’s bonus are unlikely to carry weightTue Sept 07 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Soaring earnings justify European rallyBank of America predicts equities will end some 12% below current levelsTue Sept 07 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Another hazardous September for stocks?Is it time for some seasonal slippage with S&P up seven months in a row?Tue Sept 07 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Keep your risk management in checkTopdown Charts’ Callum Thomas points to trading in bullish leveraged ETFsTue Sept 07 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Nasdaq 15,000 eases dotcom painAnyone who bought at 2000’s peak has earned annualised nominal returns of 5.1%Tue Aug 31 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: 2021 is ‘as good as it gets’ for investorsMarket volatility non-existent amid recurring new highsTue Aug 31 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: How sustainable are global pandemic market gains?US has earned gains while emerging markets may be extended, one analysis suggestsTue Aug 31 2021 - 05:00
Not paying bribes can be bad for businessIt is best for firms in a corrupt country to pay bribes to a limited extent – studyTue Aug 31 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Overconfident investors are most likely to bet bigLess knowledgeable investors were also more likely to buy stocks on marginTue Aug 24 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Investors shrug off Afghanistan turmoilMarket reactions to geopolitical unrest can be counter-intuitiveTue Aug 24 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Investor sentiment turns cautiousSince July 2020, corporate profit margins are expected to fallTue Aug 24 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: China losses hit emerging marketsMarshall Wace recently warned US-listed Chinese firms may be ‘uninvestable’Tue Aug 24 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Investors keep buying the dipsRecovery time from big one-day drops in 2021 is shortest on recordTue Aug 17 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Just how expensive are US stocks?Key index looks less pricey when you exclude the top 10 stocksTue Aug 17 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Markets woefully unprepared for climate change risksInvestors are underestimating the climate threat, according to a recent surveyTue Aug 17 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Same investment client, very different adviceEconomics author Daniel Kahneman has found advisers vary wildly in their counselTue Aug 17 2021 - 00:00
Robinhood becomes the latest meme stockStocktake: Worst-ever market debut for IPO of its size made suprising comebackTue Aug 10 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Pfizer stock up 23%Compound interest makes good on 22-year wait for Pfizer investorsTue Aug 10 2021 - 05:00
Analysts turn bullish after market doublesStocktake: The danger is that sentiment gets too bullishTue Aug 10 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Big tech keeps getting biggerApple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Facebook combined value at nearly $10 trillionTue Aug 03 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Investors reminded of risk of investing in ChinaChina flexing its regulatory muscles for some time, particularly in the tech sectorTue Aug 03 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Warnings about past performance don’t workIn Ireland, it’s common for disclaimers to state past performance ‘not a reliable guide’Tue Aug 03 2021 - 05:00
Over-trading: good for Robinhood, bad for clientsThere’s nothing noble about the free trading app’s business modelTue Aug 03 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Volatility may lie ahead but that’s normal‘Always expecting the market to collapse is a loss-making strategy’Tue Jul 27 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Earnings recovery already baked into market pricesTo date in the financial year, 85% of S&P 500 companies have topped earnings targetsTue Jul 27 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Moderna joins the S&P500Presumption of higher prices as index-tracking funds buy stocks may be wrongTue Jul 27 2021 - 00:00