ii Winter Portfolio doubles after fifth market-beating year City Talk After an amazing fifth winter, our portfolio almost doubles in value and beats all the global indices, proving that international investors are wrong to ignore UK stocks. It also proves it is possible to time the market. Five years ago, our interest was piqued by a stock market phenomenon that promised consistent market-beating returns year [...]
ii winter portfolios extend outperformance in March City Talk There are fewer star performers in this year's Aggressive Winter Portfolio – that was until March when no less than three of the five constituents each gained around 8%. Ignore Mark Twain and Benjamin Disraeli, statistics demonstrate that some stocks do far better during the winter months than others. And the stats are backed up [...]
ii winter portfolios 2018-19 deliver mega profits City Talk Four months into this six-month strategy and both our winter portfolios are thriving, writes Lee Wild. Finding a trading strategy that works 100 per cent of the time is the Holy Grail of investing. We’re not claiming to have found it here, and seasonal trading is not for everyone, but there is a statistical anomaly backed [...]
FTSE 100 roundup: Today’s winners and losers February 1, 2019 The FTSE 100 finished 0.74 per cent up today, nudging just above 7,000 points to finish on 7,020.22. The index was bolstered by weakness in the pound after the release of further disappointing manufacturing statistics this morning. Sterling has had a tough end to an already difficult week, falling 0.3 per cent against the dollar, striking a [...]
Chemical maker Croda’s shares tumble following profit warning June 24, 2014 CRODA International, provider of chemicals for cosmetics, detergents and pesticides, saw its shares tank nine per cent yesterday after it forecast a drop in pre-tax profits for the full year compared to 2013, blaming a strong pound for the profit warning. The FTSE 250 listed speciality chemical company, which is the second largest distributor of [...]
Croda share price drops after profit warning June 24, 2014 Croda, the world's second-largest supplier of cosmetic ingredients, has seen its share price drop more than eight per cent in early trading this morning following a profit warning. The FTSE 250-listed global chemicals manufacturer, which counts Procter & Gamble, Unilever, L’Oreal and Estee Lauder among its customers, has warned that second quarter pre-tax profits will be about [...]