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: China losses hit emerging marketsMarshall Wace recently warned US-listed Chinese firms may be ‘uninvestable’Tue Aug 24 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Investor sentiment turns cautiousSince July 2020, corporate profit margins are expected to fallTue 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
Analysts turn bullish after market doublesStocktake: The danger is that sentiment gets too bullishTue Aug 10 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Pfizer stock up 23%Compound interest makes good on 22-year wait for Pfizer investorsTue 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: Moderna joins the S&P500Presumption of higher prices as index-tracking funds buy stocks may be wrongTue Jul 27 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Markets grapple with Covid riskDelta variant fears cause heavy stock and commodity prices to fallTue Jul 27 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: Robinhood traders are the market patsiesA strong link has been found between retail investor interest and ‘opportunistic’ insider tradingTue Jul 20 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Foundation of the market is ‘fragile’Breadth was also weak in 2018, resulting in a 20 per cent correction later that yearTue Jul 20 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Tech stocks are back in fashionSector’s price-sales ratio has been driven to levels not seen since the 2000 dotcom bubbleTue Jul 20 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Investors expect bumper earnings seasonYes, the news looks good, but there are two caveats worth keeping in mindTue Jul 20 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Long-Term Stock Exchange seeks ‘patient capital’Too early to say if stock exchange will take off but potential for growth is thereTue Jul 13 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Will US outperformance ever end?Unprecedented run for US stocks likely to followed by shorter periods of dominanceTue Jul 13 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Reflation trade may be dormant, not deadPatience may be virtue after growth stocks outperform value by most in 20 years in JuneTue Jul 13 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bubble trouble in the US?Risk lies in ‘momentum strategies focused on market’s bubble leadership’Tue Jul 13 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Survey finds ‘absurd’ investor expectationsStudy across 24 countries shows huge gap between client and adviser expectationsTue Jul 06 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Analysts divided on Delta threatCovid concerns have retreated but slower reopenings mean investors may be watchfulTue Jul 06 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Stock market rally has narrowedInvestors will hope the rally broadens out again, as a narrow market is not healthyTue Jul 06 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Free stock trading is coming to IrelandGotrade promises investment ‘without borders, barriers or minimums’Tue Jun 29 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Buying and holding super-stocks not as easy as it soundsIt’s very difficult to find the handful of super-stocks that drive overall returnsTue Jun 29 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Is good news bad news for stocks?The ECB and Bank of Japan, unlike the Fed, are not under pressure to communicate tighter policyTue Jun 29 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Bullish fund managers see more gains for EuropeInvestors see advances ahead but they haven’t lost the run of themselves yetTue Jun 22 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Has 2021 been ‘too easy’ for stocks?Stocks have gained 13%, and the worst peak-to-trough drawdown has been just 4.2%Tue Jun 22 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: European Championships may affect stock pricesRonaldo’s snub sees Coca-Cola’s market value fall by $4 billionTue Jun 22 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Some market bubbles may be burstingAre we really in the ‘greatest speculative bubble of all time in all things’?Tue Jun 22 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Sleepy stock markets may lull the unwaryThe S&P 500 has eking out only a 1 per cent gain since AprilTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:00