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Small caps blog: A long-term investment in the NHS

Monday 12 Sep 2011

The Footsie waved bye-bye to the 6,000 level in the early part of July and since the big dive at the start of August, has not come close to regaining that level. Read More
The Fundamentalist: Cashing in on ISAs

Monday 25 Apr 2011

I got a statement from my building society last week telling me how much interest I had earned on my cash ISA in the last financial year. On an ISA containing close to £13,000 I received a little over... Read More
The Fundamentalist: Putting income stocks to the test

Thursday 07 Jan 2010

With the new year having just started, now seems like a good time to put the ideas behind Playing Footsie for Income to the test and create a virtual portfolio of high income stocks. Read More
Intrinsic value surges ahead

Friday 20 Nov 2009

In rising equity markets any share buying theory based on underlying value should do well and that has been the case over the past six months for the Intrinsic Value screen. Read More
Momentum strategy tweak rewards followers

Friday 16 Oct 2009

With all the fuss over the recent stock market rally, it’s probably a good time to have another look at a strategy that’s shown some good form in the past - momentum. Read More
Vedanta boss a big winner in director deal stakes

Monday 05 Oct 2009

Nobody should know how a company is performing better than its directors, so when they buy or sell shares, should investors seek to emulate their transactions in the hope of tapping into the bosses’ i... Read More
Strategy: Intrinsic value revisited

Monday 05 Oct 2009

Professional investors often say that the overriding driver behind their strategy is value. Read More
Momentum investors have the wind behind them

Wednesday 26 Aug 2009

If a share price is on an upward trajectory, keep buying; if it’s falling keep selling, say disciples of a trading strategy known as ‘momentum’ investing. Read More
Divi trend hobbles Dogs of the Footsie

Friday 21 Aug 2009

Dividend payouts by British companies in the first half of the year were down by 9% on the corresponding period of 2008, creating a less than propitious environment for advocates of the ‘Dogs of the F... Read More
Strategy - Analyst Forecasts revisited

Friday 26 Jun 2009

When markets are volatile and interest rates are low the average investor will look be on the look out for good returns on their cash. Read More
Strategy: High Yield recovers its poise

Thursday 21 May 2009

Yields have been in the news a lot over the past few months, especially in light of the paltry saving rates available in bank and building society savings accounts at the moment. Read More
A strong signal for the FTSE or a false one?

Wednesday 13 May 2009

Technical traders look at a number of different indicators when trying to predict a turnaround in sentiment. These indicators can vary from basic primary indicators like support and resistance lines a... Read More
Analysis: Defensives take a back seat

Wednesday 06 May 2009

Over the past year investors have overseen a significant dilution in the value of their shareholdings as money flowed out of equities into bonds, gilts and other asset classes in return for greater se... Read More
Strategy Article: Quick ratio

Thursday 02 Apr 2009

In these times of uncertainty and tight credit markets companies that have a good amount of cash at their disposal, will probably perform better than their more indebted peers. A quick way to measure ... Read More
Strategy Article: Dogs of the FTSE - updated

Tuesday 03 Mar 2009

In the early 1990’s Michael O’Higgins developed a strategy that tracked the Dow that concentrated on choosing the ten highest yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Index and investing in them equally. Read More