October proved an unsettled and volatile month for many investors. Despite better-than-expected economic growth in the US, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that recovery in advanced economies is likely to “limp along” and so cut its forecast for global growth to 3.3% this year and 3.6% in 2013. At the end of October, the […]
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Is it Time to Invest in BRICs?
According to HSBC Asset Management, the BRIC (Brazil/Russia/India/China) countries are trading at an average discount of 30%. Therefore, this would seem like a good time to revisit investing in BRIC funds. [I love buying things when they are cheap, must be my Scottish blood.] In terms of five-year averages, the Russian market is the most […]
Weekly Market Review – Greekonomics
Weekly Market Review for Week Ending 11th of May 2012 Markets are running scared at the possibility of a Greek exit from the eurozone. Greece’s indecisive election means the country now faces the conundrum that the majority of its population want to stay in the eurozone yet few are willing to weather the austerity measures […]
Weekly Market Review – Pause for Thought?
Weekly Market Review for Week Ending 30th of March 2012 On the surface, equity markets look to have finished the quarter with a flourish. The S&P 500 has risen 12% over the year to date – the largest first quarter rise since 1988. Meanwhile the FTSE 100 is up a less impressive 3.5%, dominated as […]
Dividend and Conquer – Weekly Market Review
Review of the Markets for Week Ending 16th of March Apple has announced it is to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995, which is good news for the tech giant’s shareholders and for the many dividend-focused fund managers that can now invest in the shares. Looking more broadly, however, to what extent […]
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