Why you shouldn’t try to time the top of the market

At the end of March, the S&P 500 index of US large companies was valued at 34 times its earnings

May 12, 2021

The pros, cons and incentives behind the SPAC-craze sweeping markets

There have been 378 initial public offerings (IPOs) in the US in the first three months of 2021. That’s more

April 14, 2021

What 175 years of data tell us about house price affordability in the UK

What we’ve learned from nearly 200 years of housing data – and is property really a better investment than a

March 29, 2021

The truth about growth and value performance

A statement I have heard many times in recent years, last year especially, is that the “value” style of investing

February 24, 2021

GameStop and the ethics of short sellers

The global media has recently been entranced by a battle between retail traders and hedge funds over the US computer

February 5, 2021

Are any stock markets cheap going into 2021?

Where is the value in stock markets today? This is a difficult question to wrestle with. At face value, the

January 27, 2021

How the 2020 global share slump and recovery ranks in history

Stocks saw a record crash followed by a record rebound in 2020, creating some disparity between markets, as Duncan Lamont

December 21, 2020

Global Britain: should the dramatic shift in ownership of the UK stock market be feared or cheered?

How global will Britain be in future? This is a question that polarises opinion. But while the UK still needs

November 30, 2020

Which stock markets look cheap as we enter the final quarter of 2020?

While the virus itself hasn’t gone away, as far as financial markets are concerned, the pit of misery was back

October 23, 2020

The maths of why growth companies are beating value

One of the side effects of low interest rates is that, because of the way that companies are valued, investors

October 14, 2020