Shares and the stockmarket


The lessons everyone can learn from Japan

With the Nikkei 225 and Topix stock benchmarks touching two-year peaks, the yen at a 12-month high against the dollar and the economy putting together...

Wed, 27/09/2017 - 11:14


How to assess whether UK stocks can raise a gallop to the end of the year

Any investors who followed the old market maxim “Sell In May” will hopefully not feel too sore, as the FTSE 100 made awfully hard work...

Thu, 14/09/2017 - 16:15


How to get your kicks from the VIX

Neither a natural disaster in Texas, nor elevated tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, the tardy pace of Brexit negotiations or soggy wage growth worldwide have...

Thu, 07/09/2017 - 15:17


How to spot the next FTSE 100 profits accident – before it happens

Unilever’s move to trigger management share awards off underlying earnings, the ongoing debate over the role of auditors in the wake of the accounting...

Wed, 16/08/2017 - 16:43


Why pricing power matters when it comes to picking stocks

Back in May, this column looked at how to test whether a forecast dividend payment from a company was safe or potentially at risk of...

Thu, 03/08/2017 - 15:23


Everything you wanted to know about Bitcoin (but were afraid to ask)

Normally people get excited by lower prices and discounts as it makes things cheaper to buy. In the case of quoted securities it potentially makes...

Wed, 26/07/2017 - 12:08


Share buybacks: pros and cons

If a firm has a strong competitive position, which in turn grants it pricing power, there is a fair chance that the company will be...

Thu, 20/07/2017 - 12:24


How to spot a share price collapse before it happens

A profit warning, a decision to cut the dividend to zero and the sudden resignation of the chief executive mean shares in FTSE 250 index...

Thu, 13/07/2017 - 15:33


Food retailers seek to prove their value credentials – to both customers and investors

One way in which “value” investors operate is to look at what has done badly and to see if there is potential for a change...

Thu, 06/07/2017 - 12:16


Investments to watch when the oil price moves

Last week we looked at the four indicators which could help investors to spot turning points in the oil price (which is currently hovering around...

Fri, 30/06/2017 - 10:13


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