The Irish Times

Stocktake: Terrified investors should sit tight

Follow the advice of index fund guru John Bogle: Don’t do something, just stand there

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 00:00

Stocktake: GameStop shows real-world David does not beat Goliath

Solution is not to ‘empower poor people to bankrupt themselves’ with margin accounts

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 05:10

Stocktake: Markets shrug off Capitol riot

The simple reality is markets tend to be nonchalant about socio-political upheaval

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Contested US election the biggest worry for investors

Over 70% of fund managers believe contested election poses the biggest risk to equities

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 05:10

Stocktake: Tesla stock split investor reaction is ‘1999ish’

Shares jumped 13 per cent after this week’s announcement of a five-for-one stock split

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 05:40

Investing and the coronavirus: keep calm and carry on

‘These are the days when you don’t need financial advice, you need a psychologist’

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 05:15

Stocktake: Tesla’s crazy share-price swings

‘Even Elon would short the stock here if he was a fund manager’ – Citron Research

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 05:40

Is there a bubble in passive investing?

Opinion is divided over whether indexing poses a huge threat or adds to stability

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 05:00

When Trump tweets, the whole financial world catches a cold

Stock markets are increasingly concerned about the US president’s online outbursts

Tue Sept 17 2019 - 05:00

Should markets panic over the inverted yield curve?

Yield curve inversions’ reputation as a recession indicator is well deserved

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 05:00

Stocktake: No end in sight to US-China trade war

A Trump trade deal ahead of 2020 presidential election now unlikely, says Goldman Sachs

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 05:40

The bitcoin bust, one year on

Cryptocurrency price collapse a painful lesson for new generation of investors

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: Investors bid good riddance to October

The 6.9% fall of the S&P 500 was its biggest monthly decline in seven years, while things were worse in tech-land with the Nasdaq plunging 9.25%

Tue Nov 06 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: US indices finally ‘sit up and pay attention’

This is the week when the S&P 500 suffered its biggest one-day fall in eight months

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: Markets don’t have faith in Elon Musk

Scepticism over what would be the largest leveraged buyout ever is understandable

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 05:00

Stocktake: What’s next for stunned Facebook shareholders?

Quick rebound unlikely as growth slowdown guidance prompts biggest one-day loss ever

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 05:00

Computer-driven investing: who needs people?

Computers increasingly dominate today’s investment world, but they can only go so far

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 05:00

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

UL Bohs the cream of the crop again

Old Belvedere beaten in AIL final for the second year running

Sat Apr 21 2018 - 19:44

Is the ageing bull market past its sell-by date?

Proinsias O’Mahony: Muted sentiment has lengthened the bull market

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 08:00

Donald Trump learns downside of stock market cheerleading

‘If you claim the rise, you own the fall’

Tue Feb 13 2018 - 06:25

Will the bitcoin bubble burst?

Warren Buffett, Howard Marks and Nobel economist Robert Shiller have warned the craze will end badly

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 06:00

Friday the 13th and lunar lunacy: superstition and the stock market

Superstitious beliefs have been found to have a real impact on global stock markets

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 06:00

Stocktake: even talk of of nuclear apocalypse fails to stir move markets

Response to rise in tensions between US and North Korea decidedly muted

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 06:00

Stocks markets: is this 2007 redux?

Howard Marks predicted the dotcom and housing crashes, and now he’s worried trouble is brewing again

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 06:00

Stocktake: Deluded Trump takes credit for stock gains

President bragging of Dow Jones milestone despite US underperforming most countries

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 06:00

Colin Kaepernick’s switch to Baltimore Ravens looks unlikely

Coach keen on recruiting quarterback but owner against move, says report

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 19:26

Stocktake: Will stocks ever dip again?

Things are usually hairier outside the US, but not this year. In Europe, the biggest pullback has totalled just 4%

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 06:00

Stock pickers face scrapheap as investors turn to algorithms

Actively managed funds are losing out to computerised investment strategies

Tue Apr 18 2017 - 06:00

Trump card: are stock markets having second thoughts?

Is Wall Street’s three-month honeymoon with Donald Trump coming to an end?

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 07:00

Does Trump pose a threat to complacent markets?

Investors respond rapidly to incoming US president’s unpredictable rhetoric and policy

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 06:30

Is gut feeling really the secret key to trading success?

Recent study suggests that traders attuned to physiological signals make more money

Tue Oct 25 2016 - 06:00

Investors may need to get used to flash crashes

Those who nip in and out of markets would be wise to not view the recent sterling chaos as an isolated incident

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 06:00

Stocktake: Cautious US Fed to hold off on interest rate hike

Rate increase would shock markets despite high-profile calls for rise

Mon Sept 19 2016 - 07:10