Put yourself in the shoes of a football manager. You have to choose between a player who is pretty decent all of the time and a player who is utterly brilliant some of the time, but, at [...]
If you read an advanced-level textbook on economic, the mathematics involved may make your eyes water. That’s OK because while many advanced economists are also successful investors, there [...]
Learning to read financial statements is an essential skill for any investor and, in all honesty, it’s a skill which can take a bit of time to acquire. It’s not just about reading headline [...]
The concept of ethical investing has been around for many years now and, like a number of other “sustainable” movements, has gone from being regarded with a combination of suspicion and amusement [...]
While the front-page headlines may be all about Brexit (and indeed Brexit is also making headlines in the financial section), for the asset-management industry, the current wave of mergers and [...]
Although other matters, most notably Brexit, have long since pushed it off the front pages, when it was first published the gender pay gap was extensively covered in the mainstream media and even [...]
A few years ago “Deal or No Deal” was just a cheerful family gameshow. Now it’s a pressing question with all kinds of implications for just about every area of life in the UK. Here is [...]
A glance at the performance of the major stock indices in 2018 shows that volatility was a common theme. US equities followed an upward – although somewhat choppy – trajectory from [...]
Up until very recently, we had autumn statements and spring budgets. Thanks to Philip Hammond, it’s now the other way round and it’s tempting to wonder whether this may have been because he [...]
With Brexit less than a month away and no deal signed at time of writing, even the most optimistic remainers have to accept that a no-deal Brexit is, at least, a distinct possibility if not a [...]
