The Irish Times

Dividends are drying up – but do we really need them?

Investors are feeling the pinch as companies hold off on paying out dividends during crisis

Tue May 19 2020 - 05:15

Are green stocks a mega trend or a bubble in the making?

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but is it sustainable?

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 05:15

High-flying technology stocks: today’s Nifty 50?

The tech advance has been led by companies with some eye-watering valuation multiples

Tue Jun 19 2018 - 05:45

Cape fear: US stock valuations exceed 1929 peak

The Cape ratio is twice as high as its average, but no one is panicking yet

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 07:00

Market predictions for 2018: Will ‘rational exuberance’ triumph?

. . . Or will the not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks market persist?

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 06:00

An end to the US earnings recession?

As US indices hit their first all-time high in more than a year, investors hope a rebound in corporate profits is, finally, in sight

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 07:05

Stocktake: Tired bull may get second wind

The chances of Brexit as short sellers spook executives

Tue May 31 2016 - 11:44

Will rate hikes kill the US bull market?

History indicates stocks tend not to be impacted until late in the rate-hiking cycle, but analysts caution the current monetary environment is unlike any other

Tue Oct 13 2015 - 10:30

Stocktake: inside financial markets

Google’s name change; US bull market looks tired; fussy investors; and favouring a trading posture that is neither bullish nor bearish

Tue Aug 18 2015 - 01:30

Picking the right sectors can turbocharge investor returns

Declining industries may be good investments while treat up-and-coming sectors with caution

Tue May 19 2015 - 01:40

Value means buying the ugly ducklings, not the darlings

A new fund consists of the markets currently most loathed – including Ireland, Greece and Russia – but there’s no room for the US, the UK or Germany

Tue Apr 22 2014 - 01:10

Stocktake: Investors urged to grin and bear yo-yo market

Emerging market stresses may be the story de jour

Tue Feb 11 2014 - 08:55

Stocktake

Analysts think flows to Europe will continue

Tue Dec 17 2013 - 01:04

Market folklore: can you rely on the seasonal strategists?

Seasonal trends such as the Halloween indicator are part of market folklore – but are they reliable?

Tue Nov 12 2013 - 01:02

‘Cape’ indicator remains the friend of the ordinary investor

Shiller’s measure of cyclically adjusted price/earnings ratio over 10 years says US market is not cheap

Tue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00