Stocktake: Is O’Leary right about ‘idiotic’ seat rules?Keeping middle seats empty may be medically ineffective, but it makes for good PRTue Apr 28 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Oil forecasters stunned – againNo one foresaw oil prices dropping into negative territory for first time in historyTue Apr 28 2020 - 05:30
Global stocks: what’s cheap and what’s not?Health threat posed by coronavirus means cheap stocks could still fall in valueTue Apr 28 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: ‘World seems to be more than 15% screwed up’Positivity about market bounce may be overplayed in uncertain Covid-19 worldTue Apr 28 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Dominance of tech stocks sees risks risingMicrosoft’s valuation is now almost as big as that of the FTSE 100, as is Apple’sTue Apr 28 2020 - 04:50
Stocktake: Market sentiment – in numbersNinety-three per cent expect a global recession this yearTue Apr 21 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Don’t get mixed up with ‘moral responsibility’ and dividendsInvestors often see dividends as additional income but that’s not how it worksTue Apr 21 2020 - 05:30
Coronavirus may have ended the buyback boomControversial practice likely to be out of favour for several years, causing higher volatilityTue Apr 21 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Stock market gains no cause for outrageStocks often rise when headlines are negative and fall when headlines are positiveTue Apr 21 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Could stocks actually close higher in 2020?Investors may need to be patient and assume that further twists and turns lie aheadTue Apr 21 2020 - 04:50
Stocktake: This may not be ‘just a bear market rally’While coast not yet clear, investors should not assume recent strength is temporaryTue Apr 14 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Market volatility falls but remains sky high2020 shaping up to be the year of record volatility, says Bespoke InvestmentTue Apr 14 2020 - 05:30
‘Dumb money’ acting smart while institutions jump shipOrdinary investors not panicking in coronavirus crash, data strongly suggestsTue Apr 14 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Howard Marks says don’t wait for stocks to bottomThe Oaktree Capital founder’s current memos are required reading for serious investorsTue Apr 14 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Strategists stay cautious as stocks go ‘from 1929 to 1999’Rebound means stocks are now back to where they were just 10 months agoTue Apr 14 2020 - 04:50
Stocktake: ‘Stay long humility and short hubris’No one knows if the recent rally represents a dead cat bounce or a genuine market bottomTue Apr 07 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: March was the ‘craziest’ month in market historyThere’s nothing normal about recent market activityTue Apr 07 2020 - 05:30
Coronavirus crash doesn’t mean that the market bears were rightPermabears haven’t been slow to say ‘I told you so’ after fastest bear market in historyTue Apr 07 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Goldman remains cautious about stocksStocks are vulnerable to further bad news; things may get worse before they get betterTue Apr 07 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Which way now for stocks?Investors should not be surprised by another bout of market bloodshedSat Apr 04 2020 - 04:50
Stocktake: Stocks soar but there may still be trouble aheadBounce shows much bad news had already been baked into market pricesTue Mar 31 2020 - 05:30
Who needs human analysts when you’ve got robo-analysts?Study suggests robo-analyst firms’ stock advice more profitable than that of their human counterpartsTue Mar 31 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Buffett takes a big hit in bear marketSeven of Buffett’s top nine holdings down between 34 and 44 per cent but he’s unlikely to be botheredTue Mar 31 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Markets won’t buy into Trump’s wishful thinkingReopening US economy prematurely would be major financial mistakeTue Mar 31 2020 - 04:50
Stocktake: Has the Tesla bubble burst?Chaos caused by coronavirus outbreak is what catalysed company’s plummeting share priceTue Mar 24 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Is coronavirus crash is one of the ‘great buying opportunities’?Bill Miller’s strategy of buying when there’s blood in streets pays off most of time, but not alwaysTue Mar 24 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Traders need to be careful in volatile marketsSafer to use limit and stop-loss limit orders, which help you control worst-case priceTue Mar 24 2020 - 05:30
Can history guide investors through the coronavirus crash?Investors are always scared during bear markets but this is differentTue Mar 24 2020 - 05:15
Coronavirus: investor sentiment suffers ‘historic’ collapseStocktake: Bank of America’s Bull & Bear Indicator falls to 1.7 as panic sets inTue Mar 24 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Foolish Trump hit by market collapseUS president’s ‘disaster speech’ caused futures markets to tankTue Mar 17 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors spooked by astonishing market volatilityGoldman Sachs says the current apocalyptic mood won’t persist but not everyone agreesTue Mar 17 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Reinvesting when terrifiedBuying into a collapsing market is tricky. How should investors respond?Tue Mar 17 2020 - 05:30
Investing and the coronavirus: keep calm and carry on‘These are the days when you don’t need financial advice, you need a psychologist’Tue Mar 17 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Are global stocks cheap?The battering of European stocks mean they now look very cheap relative to historyTue Mar 17 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Is this the time to buy stocks?Not necessarily logical to spend all your cash, as we have no idea how negative things will getTue Mar 10 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Coronavirus rate cut no cause for celebrationHistory shows emergency cuts usually followed by significant underperformanceTue Mar 10 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Rate cut: not a saviour, but not futile‘Sizeable hit from the coronavirus could easily catalyse a global recession’Tue Mar 10 2020 - 05:30
Investor psychology tips for surviving Covid-19Personal classification of risk and danger are key determinants of market behavioursTue Mar 10 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Big one-day gains are bearish, not bullishHuge one-day gains are as symptomatic of financial turmoil as are huge one-day lossesTue Mar 10 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Buckle up for volatile marketsInvestors shouldn’t mistake any ‘spirited rebound’ as evidence the coast is clearTue Mar 03 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Coronavirus – bad for stocks but good for Bernie Sanders?Markets seem to think that, as a presidential candidate, Sanders will be beaten by TrumpTue Mar 03 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors stunned by speed of market U-turnGlobal stocks endure worst week since financial crisis as coronavirus hits marketsTue Mar 03 2020 - 05:30
Are green stocks a mega trend or a bubble in the making?Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but is it sustainable?Tue Mar 03 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Strategists wary of ‘buying the dip’Investing at market lows has been winning formula but coronavirus provides unusual challengeTue Mar 03 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Stocks can stay expensive for a long, long timeStaying ‘irrationally bullish’ may not be as irrational as it soundsTue Feb 25 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Are markets too dependent on Trump’s Maga stocks?Apple and Microsoft gain 88% and 74% respectively but smaller stocks follow their leadTue Feb 25 2020 - 05:40
Investors cut China GDP expectations to lowest level in four years over coronavirusStocktake: A net 18% of fund managers now have positive growth expectations, down from 36%Tue Feb 25 2020 - 05:30
Are high-flying stock markets about to ‘feel the Bern’?Some analysts believe Sanders left-wing approach is ‘biggest threat’ to stocks in 2020Tue Feb 25 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Coronavirus begins to cause trouble for stocksMarkets remain calm over outbreak but banks warn of significant correctionTue Feb 25 2020 - 05:00
