In our experience, many investors globally tend to carry huge holdings in companies they are familiar with. Sometimes it is a local company they see on the nightly news. Sometimes it is their employer. Sometimes it is merely a firm from their country. Familiarity...

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...

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…

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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...