The Irish Times

Stocktake: Bear market rallies no cause for cheer

Fierce but fleeting rallies are a feature of bear markets

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 00:00

Stocktake: Markets more worried by ‘war on inflation’ than Ukraine

History shows stocks usually take geopolitical events in their stride

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 00:00

Stocktake: Bulls hoping to sustain stock market breakout

Ugly sentiment suggests stocks have bottomed

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 05:40

Stocktake: Bearish fund managers wary of market rally

A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 05:45

Stocktake: Investors should be wary of bitcoin rally

Fund managers are cautious but not gloomy while volatility spike augurs well for stocks

Tue May 21 2019 - 16:06

Stocktake: stocks enjoy double-digit gains but fund managers are cautious

There has been an about-turn in sentiment towards emerging markets

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 05:45

John Bogle, ‘undercover philanthropist’ who championed ordinary investors

Stocktake: Brexit market complacency; cutting earnings estimates; S&P 500 rallies

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 05:00

Why do we bother with stock market forecasts?

Research shows people see value in humility after recognising limited understanding

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 05:00

A correction or a bear market? Making sense of the recent turbulence

It may be that this is a late-cycle bull market that isn’t quite finished yet

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 05:00

Increased market volatility suggests risks are rising

‘Keep calm and carry on’ remains sound advice for long-term investors

Tue Nov 13 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: Sell the rallies, Merrill Lynch says

Global economy is in late cycle, record 85 per cent of fund managers surveyed say

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: Ordinary investors ignore record-breaking bull market

This time it’s different as many investors hold more cash or bonds

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 05:45

Stocktake: Markets don’t have faith in Elon Musk

Scepticism over what would be the largest leveraged buyout ever is understandable

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 05:00

Fretting over late-cycle stock market risk could cost you

Yields are levelling off after long bull run but market peak may be some way off yet

Tue Jul 24 2018 - 05:00