Counter-intuitive. Yes, horrible corporate-management speak, but very apt in these circumstances....
Tag archive for: Stockmarket

“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...
“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...
“Apple versus the world”
Apple has just launched its first actual new product in quite a while, a virtual reality gizmo,...
“Recession: Was the Bank of England right to raise interest rates?”
Bailey of the Bank reminded me of a WW1 General Melchett: ‘It’s going to be tough, and we at HQ...
“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...
“Talking recession to fight inflation”
The head of the Bank of England and his fellow ‘Central Bankers’ around the world have been...
“Stock markets slump over recession fears”
This was yesterday’s business news. Today’s was ‘Share Prices Stabilise’, after a ‘weak and...
“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...