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It takes two to make a market
3rd September 15
The old adage implying that there will be both buyers and sellers in a healthy market – if only to determine the price – comes to mind following the turbulence seen in global stock market...
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A critical week ahead
24th August 15
A critical week ahead...or is it? After a tumultuous week in stock markets, the week ahead appears critical for short term traders - if not long term investors - in equity. A six year low...
Read MoreA stock for today's fast changing world
19th August 15
When constructing a portfolio of company shares, it is important to include some businesses exposed to positive momentum or growth. Even the most value-oriented, pessimistic or defensively minded inv...
Read MoreWe are into the summer season - time for a portfolio review
10th August 15
Yes, summer has arrived and stock markets have moved into slumber - if not siesta - mode, post July's plethora of trading updates from listed companies. Traditionally heralded as the time when fun...
Read MoreFinding the right product and strategy in a crowded marketplace
3rd August 15
There are many UK businesses that operate in the global electronic manufacture and service industry, most of which struggle with relatively low profit margins as they also have to invest significant...
Read MoreTechnology - as one departs, another arrives
24th July 15
Technology moves fast; for consumers and stock market scrutinizers it can be difficult to keep up. Experience over the past twenty years has taught investors to maintain a close eye on industry devel...
Read MoreUK retail sales disappoint - investors must be discriminating
23rd July 15
This morning's update showed 4.0% growth in retail sales compared to June 2014, but fell short of expectations. Economists had been predicting a number 0.6% higher. However the domestic consumer is s...
Read MoreAnother way of capturing anticipated moves in the wider market
23rd July 15
Following on from last week's article, which highlighted investors' use of high beta stocks (to play an expected rebound in markets, which appear oversold or undervalued) or low beta stocks (to prov...
Read MoreAfter the adrenaline rush, a look at market beta
17th July 15
Against the backdrop of higher volatility, and a roller coaster ride, in the UK equity market over the past three weeks, a number of newspapers and financial commentators have highlighted the merits ...
Read MoreTrading updates - one good, one not so good
13th July 15
Genel is an upstream oil and gas business, owning significant resources in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Coming to the market 4 years ago at £10, followed by 24 brokers hoping for further corpo...
Read MoreA radical Budget, not least for its impact on the taxation of company dividends.
9th July 15
'Proclaimed as the most radical, political budget in recent memory, today's announcement was also significant for investors in property and company shares. The Chancellor sought to raise more tax fro...
Read MoreGrimbo... aka Greece in limbo
6th July 15
The Greek people may not appreciate what their No vote at today's referendum is likely to mean - for the country's public finances, economy and base currency - but they certainly backed their prime m...
Read MoreGreece-induced trauma: opportunity or not?
30th June 15
The current travails of Greece, and in particular the parlous state of its public finances, dominated market sentiment today. The FTSE100 fell by 2% to 6,620, while European bourses (both equity and ...
Read MoreRedevelopment of Meridian TV Studios site - Inland Regulatory News (RNS)
25th June 15
"Today's announcement of procuring planning permission for 351 homes on the former Meridian TV studios in Southampton represents another positive 'brick in the wall' (please excuse the pun) for Inlan...
Read More'Head over Heart' - (or exclude emotional baggage)
25th June 15
Sensible private investors in equity will no doubt have a diversified portfolio of collective investment vehicles and company shares, but within the latter they may well be inclined towards a few fav...
Read MoreRetaining belief in the FTSE100 and House-builders
17th June 15
The mega cap end of the UK equity market, as measured by the FTSE100 index, has given up much of the gains made in the year to date as concerns surrounding Greece and the prospect of higher interest ...
Read MoreThoughts on the eve of the election
6th May 15
If you love numbers or statistics - and most of us secretly do – then, irrespective of an interest in things political, Thursday night (or rather the early hours of Friday morning) is likely to...
Read MoreAnother day, another (albeit much bigger) multinational merger
13th April 15
Following on from the writer’s previous commentary on Optimal Payments (OPAY), this article takes a look at a much bigger piece of corporate action as global oil giant Royal Dutch Shell made a ...
Read MoreA tale of transformation, (rather than evolution).
27th March 15
For every twenty sensible small ‘bolt on’ purchase made by a typical company’s management, who seek to steadily evolve into a stronger more sustainable business, there’s typic...
Read MoreFollow that man (or woman)!
13th March 15
When board members buy or sell shares in their own company, canny investors take note. Such action, which can only be carried out in ‘open’ periods (ahead of a company year-end, and after...
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