Small cap fans: get ready for the return of champion investor Paul Marriage

A well-known fund manager who in his previous job generated nearly four times as much money for investors than the broader market is back with a...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


Fintech is equally exciting and frustrating from an investment perspective

Most companies will inevitably have to adapt to changes at some point in their life as customer preferences evolve and technology opens up new ways...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


How to avoid bad investments

Investors tend to spend most of their time looking for assets that will appreciate in value over time. Yet according to loss aversion theory, most...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


“Why am I being taxed so much on a pension withdrawal?”

Steve from Stroud

Last month I took a £20,000 uncrystallised funds pension lump sum (UFPLS) payment from my pension to pay for renovations to my...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


The investment trusts borrowing money to buy on share price weakness

Market corrections are often seen by retail and professional investors as an opportunity to acquire quality stocks at a bargain price.

Investment trusts have considerable...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


Staffline is ambitious but can it survive any Brexit fallout?

Nottingham-based Staffline (STAF:AIM) is one of the biggest recruiters in the UK, supplying over 60,000 contract staff a day to more than 1,500...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


Can the Government really save the high street?

In the Budget last week Chancellor Philip Hammond announced three measures to try to revive beleaguered UK high streets.

The first is the creation of...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


What would make the Federal Reserve change tack?

Regular readers could be forgiven that this column is obsessed with the issue of liquidity, not least because that is the case.

We have already...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


Superdry co-founder plots boardroom coup in a bid to ‘fix’ the retailer

Shares in branded fashion retailer and wholesaler Superdry (SDRY) have shed almost 60% of their value since the start of January, dropping from...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


Pubs operator EI looks very appealing for drinkers and investors

We are confident that the UK’s largest pub company EI Group (EIG) is making good progress with its transformational strategy and is on...

Thu, 08/11/2018 - 00:00


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