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What the election means for your money
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Investors are closely watching prime minister Theresa May for signs of how she will control a minority government following the UK general election result. The markets have so far given a fairly tame reaction to the changing political landscape. However, events over the coming days could have great...
Hot returns
Thursday 08 Jun 2017Asian powerhouse India’s macroeconomic health is the strongest it has been in a decade. The nation could be both a fantastic top down and bottom up investment story. Growth is accelerating driven by demographics and urbanisation, while corporate quality is high with many world class management...
Election countdown: what each political party manifesto might mean for investors
Thursday 01 Jun 2017The UK is now a week away from voting in the general election. At the time of writing, the Conservative Party held the lead in the polls although the gap against Labour has narrowed. The current market rally, as represented by the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, implies a Tory victory. There...
Healthy and wealthy: Pharma’s top league
Thursday 25 May 2017We believe large pharmaceutical stocks are starting to look interesting again. Evolving drug pipelines, the approval of new treatments and greater confidence in future earnings growth all suggest investors should take another look at the sector. We’re coming out of a tough few years for drug...
The strongest companies on the UK stock market
Thursday 18 May 2017One way of discovering the strongest companies on the UK stock market is to look at profit margins. Companies which are left with lots of money after deducting costs from sales have a stronger position from which to fight competition than someone with very low profit margins, for example. They also...
Double your money
Thursday 11 May 2017Fancy doubling your money in a year by investing in an exciting stock? Sounds great, doesn’t it? It’s harder than you think, but certainly not impossible. Over the past 12 months, robotic process automation specialist Blue Prism ( PRSM:AIM ) is up by 439%; online musical equipment retailer...
Cheap as chips: 9 good value stocks to buy now
Thursday 04 May 2017Everyone loves a bargain and investors are no different. What you must understand is that there is a difference between shares which are ‘cheap’ and those which offer genuine value. There are several tools at your disposal to identify value and we’ll look at four key metrics in this article to help...
The big switch: is it time to sell FTSE 100 and buy FTSE 250?
Thursday 27 Apr 2017Markets are driven by sentiment and identifying when sentiment is shifting can help you spot investment opportunities. For the last 10 months four key interlinked factors have held sway: Brexit, sterling weakness, Donald Trump becoming US president and the return of inflation. The surprise news of...
The eagle-eyed investor: how to make better investment choices
Thursday 20 Apr 2017If an investment loses half of its value you need it to go back up by 100% just to get hit break-even. This bit of logic might seem simple but it is one of the most important ideas to keep in your head when you are investing. Avoidance of loss is a critical element to making money out of shares...
How to spot the best shares
Thursday 13 Apr 2017Failing to pick the right stocks is one of the biggest reasons why individual investors struggle to make money on the stock market. Don’t despair; we are help to help. We believe an investment journey can be greatly enhanced by following a few simple steps in order to filter out the bad stocks and...