An Emoji Guide to How Markets React To Bad News
09.03.20
Following a week of Coronavirus led turbulence in the global stock markets I was inspired to create my latest emoji guide. This one explains how markets react to bad news….
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An Emoji Guide to How Markets React To Bad News
09.03.20
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6 Reasons Why A (Good) Financial Planner Is Like Your Doctor
28.01.20
I was wondering the other day who do doctors and other medical professionals compare themselves to? What I mean by that is, in the financial planning profession (and probably many…
From T-Rex to Microsoft – What The Theory of Evolution Can Teach Us About Investing
22.01.20
“It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able to…
Market Timing Decisions. You Might As Well Flip A Coin
02.01.20
I read some market commentary from a well known discretionary fund manager (the modern name for a stockbroker) the other day who made reference to “positioning themselves for a recession…
Should You Buy New Company Share Issues?
27.11.19
Recently, my Twitter feed has pushed two promotions to me from a well known direct-to-consumer investment platform. Both were relating to “rumoured” IPOs from two well-known brands: Wolverhampton Wanderers and…
An Emoji Guide to Financial Risks
11.11.19
Whenever money is involved there will always be risks; some of them are unavoidable but others, with a bit prudence, can and should be avoided. Unavoidable But Manageable Risk Stock…
Using The Rugby World Cup & A Betting Exchange to Explain Share Price Changes
05.11.19
Knowledge is power. In investing terms that means uncovering a gem of information that gives the investor an advantage against his peers in predicting the future direction of company share…
Don’t Play Someone Else’s Money Game
24.10.19
When I walk past my son’s school playing field it often looks like a chaotic scene; primary school children from 4 to 11 all running around screaming and shouting excitedly….
What’s ‘Better’ a Pension or an ISA?
30.09.19
“Is a pension better than an ISA or an ISA better than a pension?” On the face of it, that should be a simple question to answer but, like many…