by Awatson | Oct 10, 2018 | UK
Fisher Investments UK doesn’t make buy/sell/hold recommendations on individual securities. The discussion of individual securities herein is meant to illustrate a broader point about investing generally. A few weeks ago, online retailer Amazon became the second...
by Awatson | Sep 26, 2018 | UK
In our regular survey of financial articles, we often see commentary describing equities as risky and fixed interest as “safe”—a trend we find disheartening. Whilst debt issued by stable countries like the UK, US, Germany, France, Holland, Japan and others might have...
by Awatson | Sep 12, 2018 | UK
Economists consider productivity—the economy’s output per each hour worked—a key ingredient in rising living standards. In our regular survey of news media, many—including at the Bank of Englandi —view productivity’s slow growth as a national scourge, limiting the...
by Awatson | Aug 20, 2018 | UK
By Fisher Investments UK A great body of scholarly research suggests asset allocation—the proportions of equities, fixed interest, cash and other securities in an investment portfolio—is a large determinant of an investor’s long-term returns. But how do you choose an...
by Awatson | Jun 25, 2018 | UK
By Fisher Investments UK When deciding where to invest, one of the critical questions we think investors face is whether to own international shares. “Buy what you know” is a mantra we hear often, and many investors know their home country best. Yet in our view,...
by Awatson | Jun 25, 2018 | UK
By Fisher Investments UK The tensions within PM Theresa May’s cabinet seemingly hit fresh highs in early June, with Brexit Secretary David Davis’s near-resignation and Boris Johnson’s leaked criticism of May’s Brexit leadership. In a case of inconvenient timing, these...
