by Awatson | Nov 13, 2018 | UK
When the economy booms, the equity market zooms, right? This may seem like a logical presumption, and in our review of financial media, we have occasionally seen commentary claiming fast-growing economies present attractive investment opportunities. Yet as we will...
by Awatson | Nov 7, 2018 | UK
In our daily review of financial media, we often see articles touting investments that allegedly will fare well when equity markets tumble. Gold is common, with many presuming the shiny yellow metal is an insurance policy against falling stocks. With plenty of periods...
by Awatson | Oct 30, 2018 | UK
Disclaimer: Our political commentary is non-partisan by design, and political bias can lead to dangerous investing errors, in our view. We prefer no party, politician or ideology and assess political developments solely for their potential market impact. Alongside...
by Awatson | Oct 29, 2018 | UK
Markets. Financial media often talk of them as if they are people. Sometimes markets fear things. Other times, they cheer. Pundits also claim they can ignore and underestimate risks. Sometimes they are supposedly complacent. Other times, we read they are simply...
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...
