Shares and the stockmarket

Round up of the Budget and what it means for you

Given the General Election is less than two months away, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne was always going to try and curry favour with...

Fri, 20/03/2015 - 13:50

Why banks are still too big to ignore

Banks continue to make the headlines and not necessarily for the right reasons. Lloyds may have pleased investors by reinitiating dividends after a gap stretching...

Fri, 13/03/2015 - 09:05

Watch how sentiment could sway the markets

While the FTSE 100's advance toward and then beyond its 1999 all-time high of 6,930 continues to attract headlines, another famous benchmark is making a...

Fri, 06/03/2015 - 17:15

Become a convert to the income cause

While the majority of clients and advisers may have little time for dealing with the intricacies of stock-specific research the dividend cut announced by FTSE...

Fri, 27/02/2015 - 16:10

Why China's central bank may hold sway in the Year of the Sheep

Picking the right asset class, individual geographic market and the right funds or stocks to play that choice is not just about finding the best...

Fri, 20/02/2015 - 09:30

Three key themes stay centre stage

As oil and equity prices flip flop around, the logical conclusion is markets are confused as to whether they should be focussing on growth, fretting...

Fri, 06/02/2015 - 11:14

How to stay safe in the search for income

Markets remain fixated by the European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to launch a Quantitative Easing (QE) programme last Thursday (22 January) and the results of...

Tue, 27/01/2015 - 11:14

Central banks' efforts to call the tune hit a bum note

The markets continue to digest the implications of last week's decision by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to stop interfering in currency markets and let...

Fri, 23/01/2015 - 14:14

Be wary of the corporate cheerleaders

There are many different schools of thought when it comes to investing. Some portfolio builders prefer to go with the flow and follow momentum in...

Fri, 16/01/2015 - 11:14

Start spreading the news

As stocks begin 2015 with a whimper and bond prices rally yet further, markets seem newly preoccupied with the twin threats of a growth shock...

Fri, 09/01/2015 - 12:00

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