Part one of this series introduced crisis investing and looked at the opportunity to profit when vague fears affect the stock market. But how should you react when a specific event makes headline news? Some events can be very significant for both history and stock markets, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall or [...]
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A financial story gathering steam is the alleged miss-selling of structured investment products that ‘guaranteed’ your capital was safe. The issue concerns products ultimately backed by Lehman Brothers, the failed U.S. investment bank. Since what is left of Lehamn Brothers may be unable to honor its commitments as the underwriter of certain elements of the [...]
Deciding how to react to a crisis like a potential flu pandemic, a natural disaster or war is one of the most controversial aspects of stock market investing. Many panics, whether they affect the whole market or individual companies, turn out to be false alarms. Even those scares that have substance often turn out to [...]
Amid the horror story that was the UK budget today, one bright spot stood out for those of us trying to save and invest our way to wealth. The government is raising the annual limit on ISA contributions from £7,200 to £10,200. Half of this ISA limit can be ‘wrapped’ around cash savings, just like [...]
I looked last week at the steep rises in US and UK bank share prices as the fear factor has fallen back. U.S. banks are up 50% over the month, for instance. But in the case of certain UK banks, the reversal has been even more extreme. Consider Barclays shares here in the UK. When [...]
This is the final part in a series of three posts on riding out a bear market. To be sociable and mix things up a bit, the first two posts are on two other splendid financial blogs: MoneyNing (Part 1: Beat market volatility by being boring) Investing School (Part 2: Ignore your portfolio for months [...]
We’ve already looked at the benefits of stop losses in a previous post on Monevator. Please do read that introductory stop loss article if you’re not sure what a stop loss is, or why you might want to employ one. Personally, I rarely use stop losses nowadays, especially in the guise of an automatic sell [...]
They say even dead cats bounce, and that’s equally true of markets. While I wouldn’t be surprised to see this week’s stock market rally turn into something more substantial over the next 18 months, I’d be shocked if UK house prices are higher in 2010. I write this in the light of yesterday’s report from [...]
Important: What follows is not a recommendation to buy or sell the Rights and Issues Trust. I’m just a private investor, storing and sharing notes. Read my disclaimer. Rights, Issues and complications The Rights and Issues Trust is a tiny, £33 million split cap investment trust focusing on UK smaller companies. It invests in small [...]
Like many investors who (perhaps foolishly) invest a portion of their funds into individual shares, I’ve an ambivalent relationship to stop loss investing strategies. If a stop loss ‘did what it said on the tin’, I’d have no complaints. Who wouldn’t want to Stop Losses when investing? It sounds like Nirvana, a one-way ticket to [...]
When you invest in a stock, you become a part-owner. When you instead invest in its corporate bonds, you’re instead a creditor.
When deciding whether to buy a particular asset, we should also pay attention to the assets we already own. A collection of assets is called a portfolio. By buying and holding assets with different characteristics, we can try to create a portfolio that offers the greatest return for the risk we’re prepared to take. Holding [...]
Long-time Monevator readers might remember my series of posts from September 2007 on selecting a high yield share portfolio (HYP) to secure a growing dividend income. For those who missed it, the series so far comprises: Grow your income with dividends from high yield shares: HYP Part 1 How to choose a good high yield [...]
You will find all kinds of ‘bonds’ or related terms being bandied about from time to time
Important: What follows is not a recommendation to buy or sell T.Clarke. I’m a private investor, storing and sharing notes. Read my disclaimer. Name: T.Clarke Ticker: CTO Listed: London (FTSE Small Cap) Business: Construction and materials More info: Digital Look / Google Finance Company: T.Clarke website Key numbers for T. Clarke (10/02/09) (From Digital Look) [...]