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The recession-proof portfolio

In today’s issue: Investors should get defensive, right now Get out of tech, banks and consumer discretionary sectors Go for diversification and dividends Yesterday I…

Rotate within the market, not out

In today’s issue: Should defensive investors flee into cash? No Bonds? No They should rotate into basic industries and dividends Yesterday I wrote about how…

When the bond market speaks, investors must listen

Interest rates are the universal point of reference for valuing all financial assets. But they are also part of a transmission mechanism that, via credit spreads, can cause financial crises.

Nuclear power is no silver bullet

During the Christmas break, we’re showcasing some of our best Fortune & Freedom articles of 2024. In this interview, Dr Xiaolin Chen, head of International at ETF provider KraneShares, shares what investors can expect from China in 2025…

The recession of 2024

Last week we learned that the UK economy has contracted slightly for two months running. But a deeper look at the data shows that the private sector has been in recession all year. Will 2025 bring more of the same?

The anatomy of an anti-bubble

The war on woke, US exceptionalism, stock market opportunities and the ESG anti-bubble

Digital, or fool’s gold?

Bitcoin’s Trump-pumped rally has now taken it to the landmark $100,000 level. Crypto has certainly caught the zeitgeist. But gold, too, remains in a bull market and should have a place in all investors’ portfolios.

Three converging megatrends, and the uncomfortable feeling of change

Bitcoin, AI and Silicon Valley’s new political clout add up to a shift in the global order, and you can feel the ground shaking…

An overvalued president of an overvalued stock market

Financial markets have always controlled governments. Just ask Liz Truss or Matteo Salvini how. And in 2025, the stock market may sink President Trump.

A global revenue bargain?

US stock markets went from expensive to even more so following Trump’s victory. But is this justified? Regardless, the UK stock market is a relative bargain by comparison.

What investors can expect from China

James speaks to Dr Xiaolin Chen, head of International at KraneShares, who shares her insights on some of the most pressing issues facing China’s economy today and their implications for investors…

The bizarre reason why SMR stocks are about to go bananas

No doubt you’ve heard about nuclear power’s extraordinary comeback. But there’s been a twist. And it’s going to trigger an entirely new energy transition.

What can energy investors expect from Trump 2.0?

In today’s issue: Things are about to get very interesting indeed for energy investors Can green stocks survive a Trump presidency? What matters more for…

Stock selection vs asset allocation, and the secret third ingredient to better portfolios

In today’s issue: Stock selection vs asset allocation The important concept of “interaction” How to manage sectors and cycles as the cycle turns Question for…

Nuclear’s new SMR technology is great, but what’s next?

Nuclear tech has jumped from the horizon to the headlines, taking stock prices with it, and pointing the way to the next big sector surge…

Will nuclear-powered AI slay the renewables transition?

Why does AI need its own parallel power system? Is it planning to take over the world? Or do AI companies know something about our electricity system’s supply?

Lies, damn lies and (economic) statistics, part 2

Economic data must be adjusted for inflation in order to give a real picture of the economy. If inflation is mismeasured, so is everything else. What appears to be economic growth could actually be stagnation. How confident should we be that inflation data are accurate?

AI doesn’t just mean more nuclear, but other energy sources too – and one metal underpins it all

Big tech’s big bet: the future of energy is small, nuclear and everything else, too

Shareholder perks – not so silly now

It sounds mad – really letting the perks tail wag the investment dog. But some investors hold on to certain shares just for the extras they get with them.

The sector at the intersection of every major energy market megatrend

Four megatrends dominate our strategic energy portfolio at Southbank Investment Research, but only one sector combines features of all of them…