Midterm elections: bull market friend or foe?
Early voting has already started, but the majority of the US go to the polls tomorrow for the...
Politics
Contrarian funds to consider at the Brexit mid-way point
29 March 2018 marks exactly one year since Theresa May triggered ‘Article 50’: the...
Investing in inventors and innovators
In his Spring Statement in March 2018, Chancellor Philip Hammond called the Conservatives the...
Finance and investment wrap – February 2018
At the end of January, the U.S. equity market climbed to its steepest valuation level in history....
Finance and investment wrap – December 2017
Whilst some commentators (and the Federal Reserve) insist that there is no bubble in US equity...
Abe five years on: reasons why Japan could still be a good investment
On 5 December 2012, Shinzo Abe was elected prime minister of Japan and launched his extraordinary...
What the Autumn Budget 2017 means for your savings and investments
ISA allowances The ISA allowance will remain unchanged at £20,000 for the 2018-2019 tax year. The...
Ten tweets: A year on from the US election
Many thought he wouldn’t be in power for long, but this week marks a year since Donald Trump...
Finance and investment wrap – October 2017
As some of our readers will remember, 30 years ago, and much to the chagrin of the met office and...
Could another snap decision derail the Japanese economic recovery?
Global election fever is continuing apace with Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, this week...
Bonds explained: a seven year old asks the questions we are too embarrassed to ask
Very few children get any meaningful financial education. Yet it is so important for everyday life....
“Don’t invest in countries where they don’t wear pullovers in winter”
With the anniversary of the Brexit vote only days away and Theresa May still trying to make minority...
Sterling tumbles, stock market climbs on UK election
You think we’d be used to surprise political outcomes by now, but I don’t believe anyone looking at...
UK election just a sideshow to Brexit
With just a week to go until the UK’s general election and the polls suggesting the...
The elastic band nature of emerging markets – and how to invest wisely
When a local news outlet implicated Brazilian president Michael Temer in a bribery scandal last...