Stocktake: Volatility continues to frustrate stock marketsSeptember saw double-digit correction, only for stocks to rebound rapidlyTue Nov 10 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Do stocks do better under the Democrats?Does history offer any clues to which US political party is better for stocks?Tue Nov 03 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: What result do markets want from US election?It’s best to keep an open mind and not let one’s politics affect one’s investment outlookTue Nov 03 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Contested US election the biggest worry for investorsOver 70% of fund managers believe contested election poses the biggest risk to equitiesTue Nov 03 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Investors should not ‘play’ the electionPredicting the election winner is one thing, predicting the market response is anotherTue Nov 03 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Time for some seasonal stock market strength?Analysts suggest holiday cheer helps generate outsized returnsTue Oct 27 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Global investors want Biden to winPro-Biden sentiment is especially strong in EuropeTue Oct 27 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: A Biden victory is not fully priced into marketsBlue wave and substantial fiscal stimulus looks increasingly likely in USTue Oct 27 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Tesla profitable, but still expensiveElectric car maker now valued at more than $400 billionTue Oct 27 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Rapid recovery augurs well for stocksHistory shows recovery swings are almost always followed by gainsTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Stock markets want Trump to go quietly‘Blue wave’ would likely result in higher US economic growth, major firms sayTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: US earnings season kicks into gearNetflix, Tesla and Amazon reporting earnings this weekTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Is Europe’s old-economy label unfair?Europe has gradually shifted towards more growth-orientated sectorsTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:00
Overconfident CEOs: ‘Heads I win, tails it’s chance’Stocktake: New paper indicates cocky candidates more likely to get the top jobTue Oct 06 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Exxon Mobil suffers worst losing streak in 40 yearsMany of the biggest market winners eventually become the biggest losersTue Oct 06 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Investors spooked by market declineInvestors are more worried about a market crash than at any time over the past 20 yearsTue Oct 06 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Depressed analysts make better earnings forecastsA little depressive realism might do optimistic analysts no harm at allTue Oct 06 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Investors should not trust cheating CEOsExecutives who cheat on their spouses also cheat in the workplace, paper claimsTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Correction time for stock marketsThis is still a bull market, so it’s wise to give stocks the benefit of the doubtTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: US election likely to provide opportunity as markets fretGood news for investors is politics-related sell-off is likely to generate a decent buying opportunityTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Tech stocks suffer but this is no dotcom Mark IIClaims tech stocks’ recent run resembles the dotcom era are wide of the markTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Lotteries, day trading and magical thinkingVisualise winning and make it happen – it’s nonsense of the highest order, of courseTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Fund managers remain cautious about stocksFears of a tech bubble cited as the second-biggest tail risk (no prizes for guessing the first)Tue Sept 22 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: More hollow stock market boasts from TrumpResearch shows the Dow has averaged annualised gains of 9.9% under Trump – right in line with historical averagesTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Snowflake stock looks bubblyThe prevailing attitude among investors now is one of buy high, sell higherTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Analysts still cautious on TeslaWith the stock now having lost third of its value, has valuation sanity been restored?Tue Sept 15 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Tech stocks still look extended after correctionBoth bulls and bears can use recent stats to support their investing thesesTue Sept 15 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Record roller-coaster year for stock marketsIt has been a crazy, record-breaking year, with unprecedented twists and turnsTue Sept 15 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Investors let politics determine investment strategyPartisan Republican investors ‘relatively unfazed’ about coronavirus impactTue Sept 15 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Buffett’s simplest lesson: the power of compounding interestLegendary Berkshire Hathaway chief began investing 80 years ago at the age of 10Tue Sept 08 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Splits drive investors crazy for TeslaValuation expert ‘floored’ by the market reactionTue Sept 08 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Has correction time come for stock markets?Historical precedent suggests any reduction will be fleetingTue Sept 08 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Apple’s split throws spotlight on out-of-date DowUnitedHealth Group is now the Dow’s most important constituent – it has twice as much influence on the Dow’s movements as AppleTue Sept 08 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Active managers forced to cut back on tech giantsManagers forced to underweight big five tech stocks may underperform market as a resultTue Sept 01 2020 - 05:30
Stocktake: August’s gains mask stock market weaknessThe five biggest technology stocks now account for a quarter of S&P 500’s total market capitalisationTue Sept 01 2020 - 05:23
Stocktake: Tesla surges as craziness pays in the bubbleThe carmaker, valued at ‘just’ $256 billion a few weeks ago, has topped $400 billionTue Sept 01 2020 - 05:15
Stocktake: Have big tech stocks found the ‘antidote to ageing’?Veteran companies Netflix, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple are all continuing to growTue Sept 01 2020 - 05:14
Active managers forced to miss out on market gainsStocktake: By limiting exposure to the big five, this year’s stats may be worse than usualTue Sept 01 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: New highs are bullish, not bearishDon’t make error of imagining high prices presage poor returnsTue Aug 25 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Is Apple really worth $2tn?Have markets gone from being too pessimistic to being too optimistic?Tue Aug 25 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Fund managers are not ‘dangerously bullish’The data suggests accusations of irrational exuberance are wide of the markTue Aug 25 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Reasons not to be cheerful about stocksOne strategist says he has never seen market so highly valued in a time of such uncertaintyTue Aug 25 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: Market surge still driven by handful of tech giantsHalf the stocks in the S&P 1500 remain at least 20 per cent below their own highsTue Aug 18 2020 - 05:45
Stocktake: Tesla stock split investor reaction is ‘1999ish’Shares jumped 13 per cent after this week’s announcement of a five-for-one stock splitTue Aug 18 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: Gold may disappoint long-term investorsPaper says that since the 1970s, high gold prices have occurred when there is marked concern about high future inflationTue Aug 18 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: New records for historic bull marketHistory suggests momentum will carry stocks higher in the coming monthsTue Aug 18 2020 - 05:00
Stocktake: A record-breaking cheating seasonMost US firms have reported earnings and a record 82% have beaten estimatesTue Aug 11 2020 - 05:50
Stocktake: Tech stocks have taken over the marketThe big five are now so dominant it is creating lopsided daily readingsTue Aug 11 2020 - 05:40
Stocktake: ESG industry must learn from BoohooMultiple funds failed to notice poor working conditions at UK suppliers to online retailerTue Aug 11 2020 - 05:10
Stocktake: Tech stocks more often losers than winnersNew research suggests the tech sector is often a graveyard for investors’ dreamsTue Aug 11 2020 - 05:00
