The UK stock market has been talked down by every other fund manager and share tipper out there. In response, it has soared.
Investing
The record steepening of the US Treasury yield curve suggests stock markets could still be good value, and I agree.
Directors share dealing – particularly buying their stock when it is showing value credentials – can signal superior returns for up to two years.
Absolute return funds don’t actually guarantee positive returns, and come with high charges. Better to roll your own.
In the ten years since the dotcom shares peaked and then began to plunge, everything and nothing has changed.
I want to buy a small amount of government bonds, but I’m too mean to pay a high price for their security and low returns.
There’s a lot to be said for investing in the major assets via ETFs and then going to the beach.
How to calculate the running yield and redemption yield of bonds (or where to find a calculator!)
Bad news for the nervous. Assets have become more closely correlated, making diversification harder.
Here are some good places to visit if you want to research individual corporate bonds. Don’t expect the opposite sex to be impressed.
The RBS Royal Bond offers an attractive yield of 5.3%, and it matures in just six years. Is it worth buying?
If efficient market theories are flawed, we might well ask whether behavioural finance offers a practical alternative for private investors.
Even if you’re in debt, you should start learning more about putting investment ideas into practice sooner rather than later.
Banking on the stock market to deliver any precise return is risky, even over 20 years.
Borrowing to invest is unlikely to be very profitable once you take into account tax on your returns.