Equities

Why I’d ignore the director share sales and buy Centamin

The share price of gold miner Centamin* (LON:CEY) has slumped by over 12% in the last two weeks. Apart from…

Will SnapChat snap, crackle or pop?

- Post their IPOs, tech companies go through four phases: Euphoria, Pessimism, Optimism, and Realism. - Snap Inc is obviously…

Pie in the Sky? The Economics of Space Travel

SpaceX hopes to take paying passengers into deep space next year. Is this a real business or an ego trip?…

Auto Trader has investment appeal ahead of Brexit

Brexit negotiations will soon begin and I believe companies with large economic moats and defensive characteristics will perform well. An…

Is Direct Line a bargain after the profit warning?

According to a range of headlines this week, car insurance premiums are set to soar. Normally, this would be great…

Searching for growth amongst AIM’s New Issues

As I discussed in last month’s edition of Master Investor Magazine, AIM shares had a good year in 2016, with…

Margin of safety makes Lloyds attractive

Lloyds (LON:LLOY) has a valuation which I think is exceptionally cheap. I feel this will be important during 2017, since…

Dollar strength makes Unilever a no-brainer for US rivals

Kraft Heinz’s bid for Unilever (LON:ULVR) will not be the last takeover approach for the Anglo-Dutch business, in my opinion.…

Make a premier league return from football finance

My first blog on Football & Economics, published just over two years ago, discussed how billions of pounds, euros and…

The twilight of the bankers

They nearly blew up the world with crazy exotic instruments called derivatives, conceived in an orgy of greed. They were…