Equities endured a tough 2022, as a litany of concerns, including high oil prices, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising interest rates and elevated inflation plagued investors.i Based on Fisher Investments UK’s review of financial commentary, these factors drove fear...

According to Fisher Investments UK’s research, the amount one invests in each stock market sector has a large influence over how that person’s portfolio will perform relative to the broader market. Accordingly, we think it is beneficial to learn about the various...

Based on popular arguments Fisher Investments UK has reviewed in financial publications, many people argue equities require good news – or at least bad news to go away – to rise. Our research shows bad news isn’t inherently bad for equities. Based on Fisher...

Fisher Investments UK recognises that humanity has a long history of individuals chasing a plethora of strategies to make a lot of money over a short period of time – aiming to “get rich quick.” Whilst there are rare and notable examples of success, individuals...

Corporate taxes are a commonly covered topic in financial publications Fisher Investments UK reviews. We often see analysts discuss their purported benefits and negatives, though we don’t take a stance on any tax change’s merits or drawbacks. Rather, our analysis...

Gold has risen year to date, whilst global equities have fallen.i Does that make gold a good way to diversify portfolios? Fisher Investments UK reviews many investment strategies to assess what assets can benefit portfolios under...

When things go right, how often do you presume it is only a matter of time before the fun ends? Or during tough times think, “they can only get worse.” Optimists might think something good has to happen – it is due. Whether in everyday life or market activity, these...

How long does a portfolio need to be invested to meet someone’s goals? In other words, what is an investor’s time horizon? In our experience, it is a simple and important question – yet many struggle to answer it. In Fisher Investments UK’s view, understanding and...

In Fisher Investments UK’s experience, many investors say they wish to prioritise avoiding declines in their portfolios’ value – an investing goal known as capital preservation. We have also found those same investors tend to recognise the need for some growth after...

In Fisher Investments UK’s review of financial headlines, national debt often receives a lot of attention, much of it asking a common question: are nations’ debt loads troublesome and setting the stage for economic problems – even crises? Here are some approaches to...

The popularity of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has surged in recent years, but few investors fully understand what they are and how they work. Even fewer grasp whether they are a good fit for their investment goals and long term needs. In this...

Emerging Markets (EMs) – typically lower-income nations that are less economically advanced relative to those in Western Europe, North America, Japan and Australia – can provide investors with valuable global diversification opportunities, in Fisher Investments UK’s...

Whilst many investors understand the importance of diversifying their portfolios across multiple sectors and industries, they often neglect the value of country diversification, which can hurt their long-term returns. Concentrating your investments too heavily in only...

Fisher Investments UK’s research analysts often see financial experts dissect myriad corporate metrics in an effort to choose which stocks to buy. The most prominent measures seemingly hinge on profits, like price-to-earnings ratios. However, based on our coverage of...

Many fear recent wage gains will cause more inflation, potentially harming the global economy and equities. Historically, economists have tried to draw a link between inflation and wages (or unemployment, in some cases), but wages are the cost of labour and represent...

Energy prices spiked in September and October, sparking fears that higher energy costs would tank global economic growth and equity performance. Whilst increased energy prices aren’t great for consumers, they aren’t automatically bad for equities. Fisher Investments...

Based on the tone of the financial news, investor sentiment has dimmed markedly since 2021 began, with burgeoning optimism over vaccines and reopening from lockdowns giving way to dread of the Delta variant and its associated public policy and economic implications...

In Fisher Investments UK’s experience, it is common to see financial commentators stress country-specific issues as potential threats to world equity markets. In just the past 10 years, we have seen them do so with Greece’s debt worries, Brexit, Italy’s fragile...