What’s the future of your investment?
There are all kinds of approaches to investing, arguably at least one for every investor at any given time, but many of them involve some degree of predicting the future. You can call it investing over the long term or picking trends, it essentially amounts to the same thing, thinking about where there is likely to be growth and where [...]
What does the Queen’s Speech mean for finances?
The monarch may not be a political figure (in the UK at least), but the monarch’s speech at the annual opening of parliament is very much a political event, especially at times when general elections are looming and while the UK isn’t technically scheduled to have one for a few years yet, politicians right now seem to be in permanent [...]
The evolving principles of asset location
In the real world, the stock-market price of a company is often at least somewhat different to what a mathematician might expect based on a reading of the company’s financial statements. The reason for this is that although the ability to do basic maths is usually a prerequisite to having a successful career as an investor, most successful investors go [...]
Protecting your portfolio during turbulent times
One way or another, 2020 looks set to be an interesting year. The UK should have separated from the EU unless the PM changes his mind or a general election gives us a new government. The U.S. is due another Presidential election and several other countries around the world will also be having general elections, including Iran. Interesting years may [...]
Investing in Fossil Fuels
Just mentioning the term fossil fuels can often be enough to prove a strong reaction. This will generally fall into one of two broad camps. According to one camp, fossil fuels are a necessity for now and the immediate future until we transition fully into cleaner energy. According to another camp, fossil fuels are an environmental evil which are preventing [...]
Trends which could end with the baby boomers
“All good things must come to an end.”, at least that’s the old saying, but perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the idea of what is and is not a “good thing” can change between one generation and another and that the pace of this change has increased over recent decades thanks to the great advances in [...]
The fall of the entrepreneur – Gavin Woodhouse
Gavin Woodhouse is the latest entrepreneurial figure to make a very public fall from grace amid allegations of fraud, very serious fraud. It should be noted, however, that the legal action taken against him so far (to July 2019) has all consisted of civil suits raised by investors and that he strenuously disputes the allegations of criminal wrongdoing. With that [...]
Investment 6-month review
With six months of the calendar year gone, three months of the financial year gone and Brexit scheduled for three months in the future now could be a very good time for investors to review their portfolios both in general and in the light of what Brexit could bring. Here are some points to consider. Increases in interest rates could [...]
Avoiding scammers
It is a simple fact of life that there are some people who will seek to benefit from taking advantage of other people rather than by delivering anything of real value to them. This is a very sad truth, but it is still a truth and recognizing the fact is the first step in defending yourself against them. In the [...]
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