Stocktake: Pandemic has not been a ‘billionaire bonanza’
Strong case for reducing inequality, but cherry-picking numbers is disingenuous
Stocktake: Valuation gap widens as tech stocks advance
Market capitalisation of FANGMAN stocks equal to GDP of Germany and Italy
Investing during the coronavirus: moral outrage is misplaced
Controversial short-sellers deliver messages that people would rather not hear
Coronavirus may have ended the buyback boom
Controversial practice likely to be out of favour for several years, causing higher volatility
Will the next decade be a better one for value investors?
One common explanation is investors’ continued preference for fast-growing tech stocks
Do stock buybacks constitute a ‘licence to loot’?
Practice has returned $5tn to shareholders since 2009 but opinion split on its merits
Value investing: is the age-old strategy dead?
Practice has yielded handsome returns in the past but failed to bear fruit in recent years
Timing continues to elude investors in search of returns
It’s hard to disagree with old cliché that time in the market is more important than timing the market
Diversification is no panacea for investor risk
Research shows in short-term market panics few stocks are spared
Value investing made Buffett rich, but will it work for you?
Stocktake: with value stocks in a slump, the tortoise and hare approach may lose its appeal
Don’t blame the quants for market turbulence
Stocks may suffer further near-term falls but a bear market remains unlikely
Socially responsible investing: who’s getting the benefit?
Ethical investment is now big business, but are investors doing well out of doing good?
Volatility in the markets not the monster many make it out to be
Sense of perspective required to put ‘big, scary numbers into context’
Ignore warnings about Trump inauguration effect on market
StockTake: ‘Bull market checklist’ suggests any decline unlikely to be decisive
Stocktake: Will the US Fed finally hike rates?
Fed can show it is not governed by stock markets – but it’d be shocking if it did
Criticism of hedge fund fees misses the point
Proinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock market
Obamacare proves to be in rude health despite critics’ predictions
The number of Americans without health insurance has fallen by about 15 million
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