A quick reminder to book (free) tickets to not one but TWO investor events coming up next week. On Tuesday, June 19th, in the afternoon in the City kick off at 2.30pm), I’m hosting AltFi’s first Alternative Property forum –… Continue reading →
My MoneyWeek column last week looked at the messy wrangles currently pre-occupying the boards at two investment trusts, Ranger Direct Lending and Invesco Perpetual Enhanced Income. Yesterday brought news on both fronts. Let’s start with the excellent news at Ranger…. Continue reading →
Seasonality is a key driver of stock market returns. Most investors have probably heard of the adage that investors should go away in May and stay away (until September). One possible explanation for this is that in Europe, spring and… Continue reading →
Slightly unusual note today – not your usual investment musings I’m afraid! Many readers will know that I run two news and analysis websites – www.altfi.com and www.etfstream.com. We’re always looking for bright young things to join us but I… Continue reading →
My hunch is that there’s really only one major long-term transformation which matters in the global economy right now and that’s the decarbonisation agenda and the consequent shift to a new kind of electric grid. Many carbonistas reckon that the oil and… Continue reading →
I haven’t written about structured products for quite some time. Which is a pity because by and large most IFA distributed products have been delivering solid returns. Amongst others, Ian Lowes up in Newcastle has been keeping track of returns… Continue reading →
I’ll keep this simple. If like me you were an early enthusiast for first-generation financial innovators such as First Direct, Egg and Hargreaves Lansdown, I have two simple recommendations for you. Download the Starling Bank app and the Curve card… Continue reading →
This week I’m going to kick off a new regular Monday innovation – a quick round up of macro stories that have captured my eye. Three subjects this week: trade wars, the debt mountain and gold demand ebbing away. So,… Continue reading →
I freely admit that I have a behavioral weakness based on affirmation bias, especially when it comes to my big investment themes. In simple terms, I tend to hunt out those research and strategy views that affirm my core view,… Continue reading →
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