Heads it’s pure skill, tails it’s luck – can the markets really be predicted?Investors are increasingly realising that cheap index funds trump actively managed fundsTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
Ethical wrapper can contain some surprising namesThe real test with so-called socially responsible funds may be finding ones that fully match your valuesTue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00
Heart-stopping markets and lying CEOs – 10 more stock market peculiaritiesFrom donating money to politicians to appearing on magazine covers there are many odd indicators of stock market performanceTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Psychopaths, speeding tickets and skyscrapers – 10 things you never knew about stock marketsStudies have uncovered all kinds of peculiar findings that could make people think twice about where to investTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
‘Cape’ indicator remains the friend of the ordinary investorShiller’s measure of cyclically adjusted price/earnings ratio over 10 years says US market is not cheapTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
Stocktake: Investors have little to cheer despite 40% rise in Nokia stock on Microsoft dealTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Picking an investment winner – the passive vs active approachInvestors need to examine costs involved as well as investment performanceTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Investors may baulk at weak US earningsStocktake: Proinsias O'Mahony looks at the marketsTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
European shares look goodStocktake: EQUITIES will trump bonds and cash over the next five years but returns are likely to be well below historical norms…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Fear nothing but fear itselfStocktake: Global markets tumbled last week following news that some Federal Reserve officials are concerned about aggressive…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Discretion pays for tradersStocktake: If one is going to engage in dodgy behaviour, it’s best to be discreet about it.Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Value investing still deliversStocktake: The basics of value investing are well known, dating back to Benjamin Graham in the 1930sTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Apple worth a nibbleStocktake: Apple’s recent hammering reminds one of the adage about buying the rumour and selling the news.Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Infinite danger of shortingSTOCKTAKE: WARREN Buffett isn’t impressed by today’s hot-shot investorsTue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Insider trading won't go awaySTOCKTAKE: Wall Street is abuzz with chatter that SAC Capital, one of the most successful hedge funds ever, is facing fraud …Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
StocktakeSAC, Elan and a $276m tip off: One of Wall Street’s biggest hedge funds is alleged to have benefited from the most lucrative…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
US markets more expensiveSTOCKTAKE: We have often noted that the Shiller price/earnings ratio, which averages earnings over a 10-year period, indicates…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
This time it's not different . . .STOCKTAKE: This time is different – four words investors should “instinctively distrust”, said Credit Suisse strategist Jonathan…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Hurricanes good for marketsSTOCKTAKE : Hurricane Sandy caused US markets to close for two days, the longest weather-related shutdown since 1888, although…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
A rash of early earnings reportsSTOCKTAKE: WHAT’S with the early earnings reports? Ten days ago, Google plunged after it accidentally released results in the…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
StocktakeUS earnings not looking good: US EARNINGS season begins this week and expectations aren’t high with analysts forecasting the…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Accidental trades blamed for volatilitySTOCKTAKE: A SO-CALLED “fat finger” mistake was suspected to have caused some crazed late-day trading in oil last week.Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
StocktakeiPhone could make or break Apple : MANY saw last week’s iPhone 5 announcement as overhypedMon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
No precedent for printing moneySTOCKTAKE: EUROPEAN stocks ripped higher last Thursday after ECB chief Mario Draghi announced a potentially unlimited European…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
StocktakeLow volumes good in bull market: TRADING volumes in the US last month were the lowest of 2012Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Facebook stock dump unsettlingSTOCKTAKE : A FORTNIGHT ago, we noted that Facebook was likely to face selling pressure as the lock-up on insider sales expired…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
