It is irrelevant which side of the GameStop divide we belong? Our fingers could get very badly burnt if we treat the stock market like a casino.
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Whilst it is still early days yet for the vaccine programmes, eventually, many people around the world should be able to fight off, and eventually put this awful pandemic behind us.
A couple of economists reckon that the US Federal Reserve could start tapering a gradual withdrawal of monetary stimulus. They think that 10-year Treasury yields could approach 2% by the end of 2021.
Don’t forget to “ta pao” those dividends. It is the first important step of compounding, which is a great way to watch your investments grow.
Thing is stock rotation is just another name for market timing. And as investors, we should resist the urge to time the market.
For bank investors, it is important to remember that the resumption of dividends will be both gradual and measured.
The US dollar, which is also known as the greenback, has been coming on and off the boil since the start of the year. Mostly, it has been off.
China once had the world at its feet. But something has gone badly wrong.
Overreaction, and its ugly cousin, volatility, is something that we must learn to accept when we invest in shares.
There was a time when we could have earned some interest on any cash that we leave in the bank. That could have gone a little way to ease the damaging effects of inflation. But not any more.
The outcome of the US election shouldn’t change how you invest.
There is a pretty good chance that gold could rise further, even though it has come off its all-time high. But – and here is the big but – I won’t be buying any.
The boss of an American fund-management company has taken a pot-shot at people whom he calls “young and dumb” traders.
Cast your mind back to the 1960s. You can’t? I’m not surprised because some of you probably weren’t even born…
In our webinar last week, some concerned members asked David how they could protect their portfolios with all the uncertainty…
John Maynard Keynes said that in an economic downturn, people should collectively spend more to avoid a deeper recession. But he also admitted that they, instinctively, tend to do the opposite and instead save more. We must avoid falling victim to the paradox of thrift.
Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, and the US election is about to happen. What should investors do?
Our job as investors is to try and identify those last-man-standing companies. To do that, we need to dig into their balance sheets and cash flow statements because cash is king.
A vaccine is not a fancy motorised scooter or a piece of operating software where a minimum viable product or MVP will do. This is not something that can be fixed on the fly after it has been injected into millions.
US Federal Reserve is aiming to boost average inflation above a 2% target, whilst keeping interest rates ultra-low for years to boost employment. The two key words are “average” and “target”.