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Three crucial things to think about with your Nvidia exposure
Thursday 04 Sep 2025Investors have come to expect Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) to beat forecasts and up guidance as the AI chip tech leader, but it is things outside of its control which give investors cause for caution. The outlook on China remains murky, a market where the US company has struggled with export restrictions...
A ‘stealth’ rally has returned Shanghai stocks to a 10-year high
Thursday 28 Aug 2025While most investors have been fixated on the US stock market, which has been making new highs almost daily over the summer, unnoticed by almost everyone another market on the other side of the world has just hit its highest level in a decade. The Shanghai Stock Exchange or SSE Composite Index,...
Made in China – how important is manufacturing to the Chinese stock market and economy?
Thursday 28 Aug 2025The economic growth seen in China over the last half-century or so has been built on being the ‘world’s factory’ but how central is manufacturing today to the Chinese market and economy? In broad stock market terms, if we take the industrials sector as a rough proxy for manufacturing, the weighting...
Emerging markets: tariffs, interest rates and a China growth air pocket
Thursday 28 Aug 20251 . Tariffs in emerging markets (EMs): The 1 August deadline for reaching a trade agreement with US President Trump has passed, and many EMs have failed to secure a deal. India, Brazil and Taiwan are among the larger countries that are facing tariffs of 25%/40%/20% respectively. We expect...
Five funds for retirement: Ideas to give you protection, growth and income
Thursday 28 Aug 2025It has now been 10 years since the then chancellor George Osborne, introduced the so-called ‘pension freedoms’ for individuals with defined contribution pension savings. ‘Pensioners will have complete freedom to draw down as much or as little of their pension pot as they want, anytime they want. No...
If climate change is here to stay, who are the warm weather winners and losers?
Thursday 21 Aug 2025We have already recently looked at the potential impact of climate change and warmer weather on the financial system, but what could it mean for consumer behaviour and are we already seeing signs people are changing how and where they spend their money? In fact, from our weekly shop to our annual...
The power of brands: How household names can boost your portfolio
Thursday 21 Aug 2025UK-listed consumer goods giant Unilever (ULVR) is in the middle of a well-publicised restructuring which involves focusing on the product ranges in its portfolio which it feels resonate most strongly with shoppers. The decision to focus on these so called ‘power brands’ is just the latest...
Fund managers' forever stocks
Thursday 14 Aug 2025A recent report from consultants McKinsey explored the subject of what long-term ‘intrinsic investors’ want from companies and how in return companies can benefit from the presence of a strong a stable shareholder base. The bottom line is a strong, stable shareholder base tends to lead to higher...
Why volatility isn’t just a mental drain but a money drain too
Thursday 14 Aug 2025A year of tariff drama and currency concerns have led many investors to start to look outside the US to boost their market returns. And while some have steered towards calmer waters, with a boost in European investments, others have turned towards emerging markets. While both can offer their own...
How to exploit analysts’ least loved stocks using earnings revisions
Thursday 14 Aug 2025Behavioural biases affecting the way analysts change their earnings forecasts and stock recommendations can be exploited to unearth potential investment opportunities. The key idea is to find discrepancies between what analysts are doing to their earnings forecasts and what they are saying through...