Thoughts ahead of ISA investment
5th April 17
On Thursday we move into a new tax year, which brings the opportunity for qualifying individuals – that is: UK residents of 16 or over for a cash ISA and 18 or over for a stocks & shares or...
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On Thursday we move into a new tax year, which brings the opportunity for qualifying individuals – that is: UK residents of 16 or over for a cash ISA and 18 or over for a stocks & shares or...
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Hello to all…and welcome back to the 2 nd part of my “Time to sharpen your hunting skills” report. Last time I spoke about how the stock market could be likened to a hunting gr...
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Shareholder groups look to have some kind of a problem with the GBP 3.5bln deal that would bring Tesco and Booker to merge, stating that the deal will put corner shops out of business. ...
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Old Mutual (OML) shares fell sharply today off the back of political tensions in South Africa. President Zuma has recently fired finance minister Gordhan with South Africa's Deputy President Cyr...
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This Co. are a oil and gas Co. based in the UK interested in investing in exploration and development in the South America region. The Co. recently paid Pacific E&P around USD 5mln for more asse...
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So the EU antitrust regulator has ruled against the proposed merger between LSE and Deutsche Boerse, the price action surrounding the news was interesting. First off both companies sold off, then a ...
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The over 50's insurer gets it results tomorrow (29th Mar) and motor insurance premiums make up GBP 72mln of the GBP 117.6mln in revenue they posted in the first half of last year. At the e...
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The mining sector has taken a massive hit at the start of the week with two key pressing macro issues to contend with. 1) Reports of massive Iron Ore stockpiles in China ...
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At the beginning of the year, this blog highlighted two company shares as meriting attention in 2017: Bellway and Paysafe . Both companies announced trading results this month, prompting the w...
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So yesterday we saw a broad sell off in equity markets, why, I hear you ask? Putting together President Trump’s budget with his repeal of 'Obamacare' seemed to be a slight gamble, that didn't p...
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Recent price action in the Co.'s shares has been bullish since the start of the year, prices have pushed higher but fell short of testing the 8000 level. The miner has now found itself in a co...
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Price has moved higher since the OPEC output cut deal was announced and all the Iraqi, Saudi and Russian rhetoric in the mean time has not helped anyone (The reason for the recent retacement). The ke...
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After having spent over 20 years scouring the markets for good buying opportunities, I have come to the conclusion that it’s not just ‘what you know’ that’s important but also...
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It has been an interesting, as well as positive, week for UK equities with a number of critical pointers emerging to keep investors ‘on their toes’. As unseasonal warm temperatures arrive...
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The housing sector in the UK is a key concern for both the government and population as whole, with rising numbers over the years causing clear problems with supply and demand. Berkeley Group believe...
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Since the run up to the US elections Pharma stocks have been subdued, Hilary Clinton was initially against the sector in general. Targeting Mylan for the cost of products like Epipen and now Presiden...
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Preparing for the next market crash is important because we all know that the stock market works in cycles and therefore we understand that the market at some point has to fall. That’s a fact. ...
Read More10th March 17
Shares in this company have been hit hard in recent times. Since the start of the year we have seen a 40% decline in the share price, with shares reaching a low of 241.20 at one stage. Since that extr...
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