Stocktake: Investors brace themselves for lacklustre earningsProinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock marketTue Apr 07 2015 - 01:25
ETFs: are they for the better or for the bettors?Do exchange-traded funds actually tempt investors into trading too much?Tue Mar 31 2015 - 01:45
Stocktake: Bubbly China and price-to-dream ratiosA look at the ups and downs of international stock marketsTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:22
Rise and rise of the mighty dollarDollar’s relentless rise is triggered by US economic strength and the ECB’s devaluation strategiesTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:45
Stocktake: US Fed correct to err on the side of caution on interest ratesEven seemingly minor hikes can have major consequencesTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:22
Fees are more important than asset allocation, says Mebane FaberResearch from the money manager suggests even the world’s best-performing portfolios can be undone by inattention to feesTue Mar 17 2015 - 01:40
Dotcom bubble: lessons to learn from the greatest market mania of recent timesThe bubble burst in March 2000, proving that sometimes investors go bananas and rationality goes out the windowTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:40
Footsie is leading the way to new highsProinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock marketTue Mar 03 2015 - 01:20
Warren Buffett, king of investors: half a century of showing how it’s doneSelf-effacing and frugal, the €73 billion man is a maverick in the world of marketsTue Mar 03 2015 - 01:00
The wages of ‘sin’ are higher returnsThe outperformance of sin stocks – tobacco, alcohol, gambling and arms – appears to be a global phenomenonTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:50
Stocktake: Nasdaq is now approaching dotcom highsProinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock marketTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:20
European stocks are going to shine, say the bullsProinsias O’Mahony assesses if European equities are really good for further gainsTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:35
Stocktake: US earnings; Apple cheap; boys perform poorly; ugly markets; tasteless analystsTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:25
Smart beta strategies: Outsmarting the market?Hybrid approach aims to combine the best parts of active and passive investingTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:40
Stocktake: Is the bull market taking a breather?Proinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock marketTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:25
Hated stocks trump market darlingsIt usually pays to buy what’s unloved and steer clear of the flavour of the monthTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:35
Stocktake: Don’t fight the ECBProinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock marketTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:20
Traders staring at unimaginable losses from euro-franc peg abolitionNo amount of risk management could have saved tradersTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:40
Investors losing faith in active fund managersActive funds will have to prove their worth or risk being overtaken by the passive trendTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:40
Stocktake: Investor jitters look likely to persistProinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock marketTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:25
Stocktake: Hoping for a healthy market declineProinsias O’Mahony looks at what’s been happening and what might happenTue Jan 13 2015 - 12:58
Can the ageing bull market survive 2015 and beyond?An increasing number of strategists believe we are in a secular bull market, with any decline likely to prove fleetingTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:45
Your Money: Investing advice for 2015Learn from the experts and you can be a more effective investorTue Jan 06 2015 - 02:00
Do valuations matter when investors are making stock market decisions?Momentum can drive markets, but a value-based approach also mattersTue Dec 23 2014 - 14:00
Stocktake: Bulls continue to buy the dipsStocks soared after Federal Reserve said it would be ‘patient’ with hike ratesTue Dec 23 2014 - 01:25
‘Hideously expensive’ stocks leave no choice for investorsInvestment managers are struggling to give advice as even emerging markets don’t look attractiveTue Dec 16 2014 - 02:00
Can high-flying Apple become the world’s first trillion-dollar company?Having become the first company to be valued at more than $700bn, Apple bulls have their eyes on the trillion-dollar milestoneTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:45
Stocktake: Hated bull market suggests stocks will continue to climbInvestors believe stocks are more expensive than any time since 2001Tue Dec 09 2014 - 01:25
Reminiscences of a stock operator still a ‘compulsive read’74 years after his death, Jesse Livermore’s Wall Street reflections continue to exert influenceTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:45
Can Apple avoid the winner’s curse?Nasdaq eyes dotcom peak, firing the top performers and the S&P 500 has tripled since March 2009Tue Dec 02 2014 - 01:30
A sure thing? Trading often likely to cost you moneyNine out of 10 French traders lose money and evidence confirms high-risk bets rarely turn out wellTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:45
Could maximising shareholder value be the ‘dumbest idea in the world’ ?Companies and executives accused of moving from a value-creation approach to one of value extractionTue Nov 18 2014 - 01:45
Tesco accounting shenanigans a warning to investorsMassaging the figures is an age-old problem, and one that is not going to disappear anytime soonTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:40
US elections entwined with stock market fortunesMarkets typically rally in the months following American midterm electionsTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:50
Corrections, crashes and bear marketsStock markets have been volatile of late, many indices suffering double-digit corrections before swiftly rebounding. Is more turmoil ahead, or is volatility likely to be short-lived?Tue Oct 28 2014 - 01:40
‘Extreme winners’ take it all while 40% of stocks suffer ‘catastrophic’ declinesReport spanning 34 years charts (frequent) agony and (rare) ecstasy of stock-pickingTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:50
Avoiding the decisions that often lead to financial self-sabotageFinancier believes investors must focus only on specified criteriaTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:45
Can happiness and money mix?The link between wealth and happiness is less strong than commonly assumed, but research suggests clever spending may yield benefitsTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:45
