Stocktake: Is the 4% rule is too risky for Irish retirees?Traditional rule of thumb would leave pensioners in financial squeezeTue Apr 20 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Momentum is still with stock market bullsStocks continuing to go up so investors could see growth as unsustainableTue Apr 20 2021 - 05:35
Stocktake: Bitcoin in a bubble, fund managers believeBitcoin more than doubled in 2021 and is up ninefold over the last yearTue Apr 20 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Retail investors more convinced of market bubbleBullish outlook remains despite assessment of stock valueTue Apr 20 2021 - 05:15
Stocktake: Ordinary investors in full bull modePoll shows 57 per cent of investors expect stocks to rise in next six monthsTue Apr 13 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Timing the rotation into value stocksUnfashionable value stocks soar while growth stocks such as Apple lag behindTue Apr 13 2021 - 05:30
Stocktake: Another false dawn for European investors?European stock markets slower to see earnings recover than US, but that may changeTue Apr 13 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Analysts expect big earnings reboundCorporations more optimistic, with 61 issuing positive guidance in first quarterTue Apr 13 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Broad market rally still looks healthyBroad-based nature of rally suggests any pullback will not be a long-lasting affairTue Apr 06 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Doing business in China is getting tougherNike, H&M and Adidas among those whose shares fell after voicing forced labour concernsTue Apr 06 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Archegos woes suggest God doesn’t like leverageThe huge personal losses suffered by Bill Hwang would surely test anyone’s faithTue Apr 06 2021 - 04:00
Stocktake: People prefer economic charlatans to expertsStudy finds people do not seem to come to terms with the fact that ‘what sounds right to them is probably incorrect’Tue Apr 06 2021 - 04:00
Stocktake: Survey shows young investors are taking big risksSix in 10 say a significant loss would seriously impact their lifestyleTue Mar 30 2021 - 05:25
Stocktake: No bubble, but stocks are getting overheatedStocks are looking very expensive relative to history, JPMorgan report findsTue Mar 30 2021 - 05:15
Stocktake: Last 12 months has been as good as it gets for investorsS&P 500 has gained more than 75 per cent, the best 12 months in its historyTue Mar 30 2021 - 05:05
Stocktake: More agony than ecstasy for stock-pickersYou can make a fortune if you pick the right stock, but it’s a low-probability betTue Mar 30 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Stressed CEOs die younger, study findsAnti-takeover laws are equivalent to making CEO ‘two years younger’Tue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Are calmer times ahead for investors?The Vix, Wall Street’s so-called fear index, fell below 20 last week, the lowest level since before the pandemic beganTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Bull market celebrates its first birthday, but will it sustain?Stocktake: Stocks have gained an astonishing 80% since bottoming out last yearTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Fund managers are forgetting about CovidInvestors shift fear to higher-than-expected inflation and bond marketTue Mar 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Bond market droughts can last for decadesCredit Suisse warns of a ‘high chance of disappointment’ with government bondsTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Electric car investors suffering from the ‘big market delusion’Not all electric vehicle makers can become the next Apple or GoogleTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Higher tax rates could hurt tech stocksTech stocks could be biggest losers in a better enforced corporate tax environmentTue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Clueless investors are headed for troubleIgnorant investors pumping cash into meme stocks like GameStop? This won’t end wellTue Mar 16 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Munger says Gamestop investors have racetrack mindsetComments see him derided as ‘old guy who does not understand today’s more modern markets’Tue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Receptionists and stock market bubblesSome take the systematic approach, others look to the anecdotal indicatorsTue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is a big sell-off in store?S&P 500 gained 2.4 per cent at start of March before tumbling in following daysTue Mar 09 2021 - 04:45
Stocktake: Spike in bond yields unnerves equity investorsUS 10-year yields jump from 0.5 per cent last August to almost 1.6 per centTue Mar 09 2021 - 04:30
Stocktake: Will investors keep buying the dips?Tech-heavy Nasdaq suffered biggest one-day selloff since October last weekTue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Beaten down UK stocks are the ‘trade of the decade’Rob Arnott points to the UK’s successful vaccination programme as grounds for optimismTue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Bitcoin ‘fanatics’ attack Jeremy GranthamThe investor’s ‘fairly bland’ opinion about the crytocurrency attracted personal insultsTue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Celebrities don’t make for effective market indicators1980s singer Michael Bolton stars in stock trading ad. It’s a clever ad but ...Tue Mar 02 2021 - 00:00
Stocktake: Woodford’s questionable comeback plansThe fallen fund manager is planning a new fund focused on biotech, biosciences and healthcareTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Fund managers feeling very bullish right nowOptimism is high for a V-shaped recovery, but risk-taking is also at an all-time highTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Is a market correction looming?Sentiment, valuations and earnings momentum suggest a time for cautionTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Market rally continues to broadenMarket sceptics no longer complain that indices were dangerously reliant on a handful of large-cap tech stocksTue Feb 23 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Blink and you miss market movementsIn bull markets, corrections are swift and shallowTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Elon Musk’s market-moving tweetsBillionaire should recognise that his carefree tweets can be consequential for novice tradersTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Chasing hot funds is a risky businessA study found that since 1990 123 funds have gained at least 100% in a single year. Of those just 24 made money over the following three yearsTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: FOMO blinds traders to risksDay trading ‘virtually impossible’ to make a living from – but that’s not stopping some from tryingTue Feb 16 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Beware the house money effectTendency to take more risks on unexpected winnings is natural but dangerousTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemyShorts ‘play important role in detecting not just overpricing, but also fraud’ – studyTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: GameStop shows real-world David does not beat GoliathSolution is not to ‘empower poor people to bankrupt themselves’ with margin accountsTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: Populist GameStop narrative is simplisticRighteous Redditors cheered on by market opportunists and extremistsTue Feb 09 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Nothing noble about GameStop short squeezeDespite the David v Goliath portrayal, Redditors’ moral outrage is misplacedTue Feb 02 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: A bubble in bubble talkUnderstandable concerns as indicators suggest sentiment is euphoricTue Feb 02 2021 - 05:10
Stocktake: No bear market, but risks are risingIf stocks fall, should you buy the dip? Or is a bear market approaching?Tue Feb 02 2021 - 05:00
Stocktake: Markets won’t miss TrumpThe S&P 500 gained 14.3% between election day and Biden’s inaugurationTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:50
Stocktake: Risk of market correction appears to be risingSentiment looks toppy right now and the Bank of America has issued a stark warningTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors becoming wary of big techThere are signs tech’s recent underperformance may not be a short-lived affairTue Jan 26 2021 - 05:10
