Adrian Kempton-Cumber

Bowie: The Man Who Sold His World

About eight years ago I wrote an article about David Bowie, and how he’d been very astute in collateralising his…

When 100 Tribes Go To War: Defence Darlings

You remember the Frankie Goes to Hollywood song Two Tribes, right? The one with the line “one is all that…

Themed Watchlist 4 (continued) – Baby It’s Not Cold Outside

I wrote last time on insurance companies and how our themed watchlist should now include them on the short side.…

Themed Watchlist 4: Let it Rain

Last October I started building a themed watchlist and I think we can now start to add more definitively to…

Sleeping Satellites: Eastern European ETFs

When the Soviet Union broke up Ukraine did a deal with Russia, France, the UK and USA, embodied in the…

Christmas is cancelled

One of the things I really like about Sweden is there are fewer people there than there are here in…

Markets Update

The main markets just now are a bit like watching paint dry. So when thinking about them my mind drifts…

UK employment off the grid

Some geezer has been pinged into space. Why should I care he’s from the UK, let alone be proud? Do…

Oil at $35

There are lots of platitudes in trading, just as there are in every field of human endeavour. One or two…

Twitter – the new Facebook

I’ve got a Twitter account. You might like to follow me on it: @Adrian_KC Historically I’ve not used it much…