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Why we should be fearful of zombies
Thursday 18 Feb 2021They may not be too busy just yet but insolvency specialists are feeling fairly confident about their near-term prospects which, on the flipside, is bad news for UK businesses. On 12 February the recently-listed insolvency and business advisory firm FRP ( FRP:AIM ) signalled its confidence in the...
Best buying opportunity for Unilever shares in 11 months
Thursday 11 Feb 2021The Marmite effect seems to have put FTSE 100 stock Unilever ( ULVR ) in the ‘hate it’ rather than ‘love it’ camp with many investors. The shares have been out of favour since the market started to prefer value stocks last November, with Unilever seen as an ‘expensive defensive’ and not offering...
New investors drawn in by GameStop need to dial down expectations
Thursday 04 Feb 2021The hype around GameStop’s shares and Reddit users chasing other stocks higher may not have made everyone rich, but it will have opened the doors to greater interest in investing. That must be applauded as it is so important for people to try and generate good returns for their hard-earned money...
Strap yourself in for a wild ride with airline stocks
Thursday 28 Jan 2021It’s an odd and frustrating time to be invested in airlines but perseverance could yield rewards. The sector faces so many hurdles at present, yet we could be facing one of the biggest travel booms in a very long time once the pandemic is brought under control. Currently we’re all stuck at home,...
Reasons to stay positive on housebuilders, estate agents and DIY sellers
Thursday 21 Jan 2021Investors in housebuilders, estate agents and other property-related companies are not panicking about signs of a slowdown in the UK housing market despite new data showing more cracks. This would suggest investors are taking a longer-term view rather than worrying about short-term blips which is a...
Big corporates ready to reveal how they are coping
Thursday 14 Jan 2021Investors are having to balance lots of intangible factors right now. First and foremost, they are being forced to guess how the Covid crisis will develop amid an apparent battle to vaccinate populations against a backdrop of soaring infections. The pace at which we emerge from lockdown...
Is it time to take bitcoin more seriously?
Wednesday 23 Dec 2020Bitcoin is a marmite asset – you either love it or hate it. Hate is a perhaps too harsh a word, you either love it or ignore it. I for one have certainly paid little attention to bitcoin, considering it to be something for day traders and people desperate to make a quick buck, and not something...
Don’t expect a return to normal for bank dividends just yet
Thursday 17 Dec 2020Dividends are back on the menu for banks. Such news would normally trigger screams of joy in households across the country, given how many people own banking shares as a source of income. However, once you read the fine print it seems that Appletiser is a more appropriate way to toast the news than...
Making sense of muted reaction to Games Workshop’s stellar update
Thursday 10 Dec 2020It’s rare to find a stock that has received three earnings upgrades in two months, but that’s exactly what’s happened with Games Workshop ( GAW ) . In fact, since July this year the consensus analyst forecast for its 2021 earnings per share has increased by more than 75%. The scale of the upgrades...
It is not too late to play the rally in value stocks
Thursday 03 Dec 2020Around the world there is a universal cry from value fund managers of ‘I told you so’, as they finally see the value rally that’s been predicted for what seems like a decade. Previously unloved stocks are moving fast, and retail investors are now having to look at a part of the market that they...