Is fast food recession-proof?
Before the global lockdown some 15-40% of calories were typically consumed away from home, usually...
Posts by Sam Slator
Europe: Recession, depression or opportunity?
A maligned market for more than a decade, some green shoots of hope appeared for Europe at the start...
Investing for a recession and a recovery
With the country coming to a grinding halt in March, UK GDP (a measure of the total value of goods...
When emotions get in the way of our investments
This time last year, Google searches were simpler and more optimistic, with people wondering ‘What...
As lockdown relaxes, time to invest in early-openers?
As we await more details from the government on how lockdown will be eased, some areas of the...
Artificial Intelligence: making the most of lockdown
Just before lockdown, I attended a conference hosted by F&C Investment Trust and had the...
Turn your gaming into an investment
While myself and my husband have tried to make sure our children continue their learning via home...
Investment Grade bonds: the best buying opportunity of the century?
“I said that 2008/2009 was a once in a career buying opportunity. I lied. We have another one.”...
Investing in global healthcare
Even before the Coronavirus pandemic, we knew that healthcare budgets in many countries were...
Most popular funds this ISA season
I’m one of some 1,023,706 people who have joined the newly formed Facebook group: Family lockdown...
Dividend cuts and what they mean for income investors
The synchronised global shutdown, caused by the Coronavirus, presents an unprecedented challenge to...
Navigating the fastest 25% stock market drop in history
Lenin’s quote: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen,”...
This time it is different: a stay at home recession
“I have never been so sure that we are going to have a recession.” Those were the first words of...
Oil price shocks: putting dividends at risk?
Saudi Arabia’s decision to start an oil price war caused the market value of the sector’s biggest...
What fund managers do when stock markets fall
Stock market falls are never a nice experience – seeing your hard-earned savings depleted in value....