Best investment strategies are those backed up by evidence of successThere is plenty of advice out there on investing, but which approaches have actually been proven to work?Tue Nov 19 2013 - 01:10
Market folklore: can you rely on the seasonal strategists?Seasonal trends such as the Halloween indicator are part of market folklore – but are they reliable?Tue Nov 12 2013 - 01:02
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
