Investments making it on to Santa’s nice list
Benjamin, our Elf on the Shelf, is back. Tasked with watching over my children’s behaviour in the...
Posts by Sam Slator
Black Friday: who benefits from the shopping bonanza?
UK shoppers are planning to spend an average of £224 each in this year’s Black Friday Bonanza,...
Automobiles: still driving investment returns?
The auto industry isn’t very popular right now. Ever since the VW emissions scandal, it’s been under...
Can you make a fast buck from fast food?
From Burger King’s new meat-free Whopper, to McDonanld’s disgraced CEO, and KFC opening its first...
A 60-second guide to a Christmas Election
If Christmas shopping and office parties weren’t already enough to think about, Prime Minister Boris...
Investing in airports: concessions, flight shaming and electric planes
“Modern airports are essentially shopping malls with a landing strip, with the added feature that...
Catchup and a cuppa with….. Jeremy Gleeson
Jeremy Gleeson has been managing the AXA Framlington Global Technology fund for the past 12 years....
Catch up and a cuppa with Kenny Watson and Aitken Ross
Liontrust Monthly Income Bond doesn’t have the word ‘sustainability’ in its title,...
Speed-dating: seven Elite Rated managers open up their investment hearts
Earlier this week we co-hosted one of our popular speed-dating events – but, as usual, romance...
Japathy (noun); lack of interest or enthusiasm in Japanese equities
Japan is set to be the focus for many around the world in the coming weeks. The ninth Rugby World...
Best performing funds this summer
It’s the St Leger this Saturday – the oldest of Britain’s five horse-racing...
High Stakes: Politics, Investing and Poker
“We’re basically watching a high stakes poker game.” These were the words of James Yardley,...
Back to school: investing in the UK’s third largest shopping event
Going back to school is now the third largest seasonal shopping event in the UK – behind Black...
Work until I’m 75? No thank you
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has proposed that the State Pension age should rise to 70 by...
Is your portfolio as strong as the Great Wall of China?
I read once that that the secret of the strength and longevity of the Great Wall of China lies in...