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“‘It could be years before AI bubble explodes’”
The supposed ‘AI Bubble’ has been much written, worried and speculated about. The big (nearly all...
“News flow drives US and UK to all-time highs”
By the time you read this, it could all have changed, but for the moment the wider ‘news flow’ is...
“Why you shouldn’t be scared to invest when markets hit all-time highs”
‘Despite everything’ stock markets (and so your investments) have fared pretty well over the past...
“Which Chancellors of the Exchequer have been best for the UK stock market?”
Can a good Chancellor make you money, rather than take it, ka-ching, out of your pocket? Are there...
“Stop being negative about savers buying shares, Reeves says”
So, if I’m getting the gist here, over-regulation has prevented the man-on-the-street investor...
“Why investors should celebrate AIM’s 30th birthday, even if the government won’t”
Counter-intuitive. Yes, horrible corporate-management speak, but very apt in these circumstances....
“Investors buy the dip in US equities”
Trying to second guess what markets will do is, five times out of ten, a no-win. In other words,...
“How Trump provoked a stockmarket sell-off”
As you have often heard on these pages, the US Stockmarket and all its components are the world’s...
“Who are the winners (and losers) of the FTSE 100?”
As advisers we tend to focus on markets as a whole, especially in this age of passive investing,...
“Turmoil in Japan?”
Japan’s stockmarket is not a big part of most of the portfolios which we recommend, but, at...
“It’s oh so quiet, but don’t sell assets before Labour’s first Budget”
I’ve always said the you can only plan, financially and otherwise, on the basis of what you know....
“FTSE 100 closes above 8,300 barrier amid global rally”
Our own dear stockmarket, as signalled by the ‘flagship’ FTSE 100 index, has led the world in...
“Are US stocks bubbling up?”
‘I’ve seen how much the S&P 500 has gone up, why haven’t my investments done the same?’, I’ve...
“Is Brexit the real reason for London’s stock market malaise?”
Pension funds and other institutional investors, as they’re called have no patriotic duty to...