Investment Articles

According to Benjamin Franklin “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” but it is another American who currently dominates markets’ attentions, at least when...

You may well be aware of the extraordinary movement seen over the past month – indeed the past year - in the Chinese equity market....

At face value owning shares in a company should be fairly straightforward. An investors buys stock at the prevailing market value, handing them rights to...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are moving into the mainstream. According to the latest data from specialist consultant ETFGI, assets in the wider exchange-traded products (ETPs) space...

While the result of the Greek referendum (5 July) looks dramatic, particularly given the huge margin of victory recorded by those who campaigned against acceptance...

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s Summer Budget is a boon for political commentators, economists and historians alike, as all will have plenty...

Greece's failure to repay €1.5 billion owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 30 June may have only a limited economic impact...

In a year when we have already seen the Swiss franc rocket, crude oil prices bounce and sovereign bond prices gyrate horribly investors could be...

Whether the reason is concerns over the timing of US interest rate rises, fatigue with the ongoing Greek debt drama or a simply the traditional...

Investors know all too well that following the crowd – the consensus – is usually a quick way to the poor house. Meanwhile, going against...

It was privilege to attend the sixth annual ETF.com Inside ETFs conference in Amsterdam earlier this month (8-10 June), even if the inside of two...

Equity indices as diverse as America's Dow Jones Industrials and NASDAQ Composite, the UK's FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, Germany's DAX, Israel's TA-25 and Sweden's...

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.’ Famous...

One of the most interesting developments of 2015 is how the market's enthusiasm for US equities appears to be cooling. Even the dollar's strength relative...