Brexit: Why I’m smiling (Part I)
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The outcome for 29 March will be either a botched, unenforceable deal or a constructively chaotic no-deal WTO Brexit. Bring it on, says Victor Hill.
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Banking on diversification – SPONSORED CONTENT
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Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of The Bankers Investment Trust – a Janus Henderson managed investment trust – explains how his team approaches the complexities of global stock markets.
Evil Diaries
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Evil Knievil: Reality sinks in for ASOS
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Simon Cawkwell, AKA Evil Knievil, with his latest trading and gambling exploits – writing exclusively for Master Investor.
Financial News
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Centamin shares rise on exploration update
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The price of shares in FTSE 250 miner Centamin hase risen by 3.86% after a drilling programme more than doubled mineral resource levels.
Powerhouse Energy gets closer to first contracts
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AIM-listed waste-to-power specialist Powerhouse Energy has seen its share price climb 12.16% to 0.42p after it provided an update on current trading.
Equities
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FairFX: Recent price fall is probably overdone
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Shares in FairFX could well be worth tucking away, especially if we can get Brexit over and done with, argues Mark Watson-Mitchell.
A 30% gain in 2019 is very possible
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Manolete Partners is widely recognised as the leading insolvency financing company and it’s on the radar of small-cap guru Mark Watson-Mitchell.
Trading
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The largest movers of 2018 – and shares to watch in the year ahead
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Veteran chartist David Jones takes a look back at the winners and losers of the year gone by, and speculates which shares could end up topping the table in the year ahead.
Why the pound could be the surprise winner in 2019
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Given the political disarray in Westminster over Brexit, one would expect the pound to be in freefall. But in fact it is holding up well and could be a surprise outperformer in 2019.
Economics & Markets
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Brexit: Why I’m smiling (Part I)
13 mins. to read
The outcome for 29 March will be either a botched, unenforceable deal or a constructively chaotic no-deal WTO Brexit. Bring it on, says Victor Hill.
Fork in the road ahead for the global automotive industry
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The automotive industry globally is entering a phase of radical disruption driven by a number of coinciding trends. Some volume car producers will survive the upheaval. Others will fail, writes Victor Hill.
Commodities
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2 oil stocks with dirt-cheap valuations
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the prospects for two FTSE 250 oil companies in the wake of the recent oil price falls.
2 gold miners to help overcome turbulent stock markets
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Robert Stephens, CFA, considers the investment potential of gold miners given the higher levels market volatility.
Funds & Investment Trusts
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Banking on diversification – SPONSORED CONTENT
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Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of The Bankers Investment Trust – a Janus Henderson managed investment trust – explains how his team approaches the complexities of global stock markets.
Fund sales plummet – is it time to cash in?
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Retail fund sales fell sharply last year to £7.2 billion – the only time in recent history that the figure has been significantly lower was during the financial crisis of 2008.
Brexit
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Brexit – a guide for the perplexed
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What are the chances that Brexit will be postponed or even reversed altogether? And if it does take place – which type of Brexit will it be and who will be the winners and losers in the corporate world? Victor Hill investigates.
News from Euroland – recession imminent
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Eurozone economies are slowing. Meanwhile, the May-Barnier deal Brexit looks dead in the water. What would happen if a Eurozone recession coincided with a no-deal Brexit? Victor Hill thinks it’s time to batten the hatches.