So-called ‘tracker’ or ‘passive’ funds have become very much more sophisticated in recent years,...
Stocks and shares
“‘Helpful change’ or ‘political stunt’?: The debate on the Great British ISA and what investments should qualify”
Don’t hold your breath on this one. The idea is that, if you invest in British Bulldog Stocks and...
“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...
“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...
“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...
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...
“John Lewis looks to tap into DIY investing boom with Nutmeg partnership”
M&S sold ISAs and pensions for while in the ‘90s. Richard Branson had a go. Halifax and the...
“FCA lays out plan to shake up listing rules”
Great! A shake up of the rules to ensure that the City of London remains one of the world’s...
“Tesla’s decision to accept Bitcoin opens it up to ‘currency of thieves’”
I was asked this week why I hadn’t recommended a certain ‘positive change fund’, which grew 85%...
“GameStop traders, you won’t have beaten the elite if your bubble bursts”
Didn’t want to give this stuff still more of an airing, but I’m being asked about it daily, alas....
New president, new Brexit deal, new vaccine hope – can 2021 be a shot in the arm for investors?
Whatever the current state of the markets, I’m still asked ‘what do you think we should do, given...
“DIY investors number grow 42% in Covid trading boom”
Looks like enforced leisure and additional screen time, reduced spending and a see-sawing...
“FTSE hits 10-month high as it smashes through 6,800”
Doesn’t seem that long ago that we were worrying that the FTSE was too high when it was set to go...
“What history tells us about bear markets”
If you’re still worried that your investments are doomed and will never go back up again, here are...