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“Shares for the future: a high-quality firm like no other”
If you ever think about DIY-ing, having a flutter and making your own choice of shares, there’s...
“US selloff resumes as FTSE slides 2%, Japan plunges 12%”
’Not such a good day to come and see us, look at what’s happening to stock markets’, I heard on...
“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 skyrockets and pound rallies as markets react to Labour Party’s landslide victory”
‘Won’t the markets crash if Labour wins? Should we move everything to cash just in case?’ Well,...
“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...
“Shell CEO warns the firm may ditch ‘undervalued’ London listing – reports”
The amount held in UK shares by most managed portfolios, which seek to provide an international...
“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...
“FCA to simplify listing rules in bid to revive UK stock market”
Fewer companies are ‘listing’, choosing to have their shares bought and sold once they’re big...
“Time in the Market Beats Timing the Market”
If you’re mad enough to be heading to an airport this height-of-summer-season, you’ll face the...
“Global stock markets fall sharply amid fears over inflation and China slowdown”
Diesel at my local filling station now costs over £7.50 a gallon (kids etc.). Not my problem these...
“Stock markets plunge around the world after Putin invades Ukraine”
Stockmarkets hate uncertainty, and wars, or the potential for them, certainly create uncertainty....
“Coping with a correction – will stock market falls continue?”
There haven’t been any ‘markets plummet, £billions wiped of the value of your savings’ headlines...
“Asset managers ‘largely failing’ on ESG voting, research suggests”
If you own shares, you’ll know it’s pointless voting at shareholder meetings as it’s only the big...
Will the new Roaring ’20s end in a Crash?
The Great Gatsby was one of my favourite books, and I even had a soft spot for the Robert Redford...