Stocks

The risk of a recession is rising fast

Two weeks ago, I warned you about the risk of a recession. And what it would mean for asset prices. Since then, that risk of…

Is Pax Americana over? And what comes next?

Afghanistan is all over the headlines, but what does it mean for financial markets and defence stocks in particular? Will nations afraid of being abandoned…

The stock market is one hell of a drama queen

My daughter, much like the stock market, is at that age when she can’t quite communicate what she wants, but all hell breaks loose if…

Stocks, bonds, gold and property each predict a different future

For all their obvious flaws, sometimes the financial market really are good at predicting the future. It pays to listen, as long as you don’t…

An inflation thief in the night

We’re going to respond to a great question from the reader mailbox today. If you’ve sent in questions, don’t forget to include permission to publish…

Paper gains are only potential profits

Every day of our pre-lockdown world I would exit London Bridge station and walk past Guy’s Hospital in Southwark on my way to the Southbank…

The externalities of the green bubble

Thanks for all the excellent feedback on our recent coverage of the green bubble. It’s great to see you’re as opinionated and thoughtful as we…

The green revolution isn’t just in government

Green energy expert James Allen, believes climate change is a great investment opportunity as the world goes green. Not just green energy, but green… everything.…

The true Brexit dividend is dividend yield

The UK is home to “The World’s Most Unpopular Stock Market” according to Bloomberg in December. The Financial Times said that UK stocks suffered from…

How to invest when you’re facing stagflation

Yesterday we looked into the spectre of inflation and its terrible twin, stagflation. Today we examine its effect on the stock market and other investments…

Why inflation is back

For many, the rollout of vaccines and associated relaxing of various forms of lockdowns are cause for relief – celebration even. But there is another…

Will the vaccine success deliver a Brexit boom in the UK stock market?

Can the UK stock market diverge from the rest of the world if the vaccine success continues? Does the Coinbase IPO suggest crypto is going…

Your response to the stock market’s demographic doom

I’m often told that demographics are too slow and too boring to interest investors. Well, I’ll be sure to bombard such claims with a barrage…

The demographic destiny of the stock market is doom

Welcome to part three of our analysis on how demographics move the stock market. Part one explained the key argument in simple terms. Part two…

The stock market is a population pyramid scheme

What if stock markets don’t inherently go up in the long run? What if there’s a reason this only appears to be so? And what…

How demographics control stock markets

Let me ask you a question: do you believe that stock markets go up in the long run? Why? Because it’s what you’ve been told…

Stock market cycles are like test match cricket

[Green Energy Week is kicking off at our sister publication Exponential Investor. If you want to discover how you could make the green energy transition…

Energy and Nigel Farage make the green transition. Should you?

Nigel Farage once voted for the Greens in EU elections… because they were the only eurosceptic option on the ballot. These days, the EU itself…

How to turn your portfolio green

Since we launched Fortune & Freedom, you’ve heard from our cryptocurrency expert Sam Volkering a few times. Today, I’d like you to discover his other…

Profiting from the “Great Rotation”

Investment markets suffer frequent bouts of bubbles and busts. But spotting them in advance is no easy task. However, once they’re in place, they’re relatively…