Stocktake: analysts expecting little market growth next year
After spectacular growth in 2021, many experts are braced for a significant fall
Stocktake: What was your worst trade?
‘I put $10,000 into Amazon in 1997. I sold it in 1997,’ goes one memorable example
Stocktake: Investors should not ‘play’ the election
Predicting the election winner is one thing, predicting the market response is another
A fund manager’s childhood can tell a lot about their attitude to risk
Our present investing behaviour is very much shaped by our past
The advantages of being an ordinary investor
Ordinary investors are free to avoid the short-termism that plagues professionals
US is dominating the global stock market
The recent breakout to all-time highs suggests the bull market is alive and well
How much is too much when it comes to paying CEOs?
Estimates suggest chiefs in US are paid about 300 times more than the average worker
Cape fear: US stock valuations exceed 1929 peak
The Cape ratio is twice as high as its average, but no one is panicking yet
Volatility in the markets not the monster many make it out to be
Sense of perspective required to put ‘big, scary numbers into context’
Your Money: Don’t mix politics and investing
People’s political views shape their investment outlook, but personal bias can prove costly
Stocktake: Hedge funds prove to be a suckers’ bet
The top 20 earned $15 billion last year; the rest of the industry lost $99 billion
Stocktake: December rate hike need not spell doom
Corrections are unavoidable and using Twitter as an investment guide
Can the ageing bull market survive 2015 and beyond?
An increasing number of strategists believe we are in a secular bull market, with any decline likely to prove fleeting
Stocktake: Bulls continue to buy the dips
Stocks soared after Federal Reserve said it would be ‘patient’ with hike rates
Stocktake: Hated bull market suggests stocks will continue to climb
Investors believe stocks are more expensive than any time since 2001
Beware indicators that fail to stack up for market bears
There are always reasons to be cautious, but most warnings are easily debunked
Bears talk of market crash, but they are largely full of hot air
There are always reasons to be cautious, but most warnings are easily debunked
War, terror and the markets
Geopolitical crises have little effect on markets partly because they are anticipated and priced in
Word to the wise: finding investment insight online
There has been an explosion in investment blogging over the past decade, but which sites are worth reading?
2014 resolutions: investment mantras that could yield a happy new year
There is no better time to review your portfolio of investments and make sure they are working for you
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