Should investors avoid “closet tracker” investment funds?
Following the FCA’s recent order for the reimbursement of £34 million in management fees by funds that were essentially tracking an index, but charged fees similar to those for
The Long View – How likely is a trade war?
After a shaky February for markets, volatility continued in March as President Trump announced higher import tariffs for steel and aluminium. This comes at a time when the post fin
Food for Thought 2 – Book of the Month
#2 The Intelligent Investor The Intelligent Investor is one of those 20th century business classics that you assume will be worthy but outdated. Given that it was first published i
How Ethical is Your Investment Portfolio?
Ethics play an increasingly important part in investment markets. As investors become more aware of the impact that their investments can have on the world, more of them are turnin
The Insider – How to Protect Your Investments Against Inflation
The dark clouds of inflation are bearing down like the herald of a financial storm. High levels of volatility make it hard to tell how hard and for how long this particular squall
The Finer Things – Investing in Watches – Part One
Watches as an investment? Hang on, surely wristwatches are technological dodos? Doesn’t everyone now measure time by means of a hand-held device? And – a few years ago — didn
The Long View – Should the weak dollar scare you?
Juggling the impacts on trade, growth and inflation A weak dollar has a positive impact on trade (for the US), which can provide a big boost to American GDP growth. President Trump
