When it comes to investing, it seems as though timing is everything. Even the best stocks can have their bad days. And the ‘dogs’ of the index can enjoy periods of stunning share price growth. Therefore, finding the right stocks at the right time seems to be the difference between success and failure in investing.…
Here’s an experiment for you to try. Ask 10 random people on the street if they’ve heard of ‘Global Switch’ (www.globalswitch.com) and you’ll likely be confronted with a vacant expression. You may well find a similar response if you mention ‘Anaplan’ (www.anaplan.com). Yet both are ‘unicorns’, an expression in the tech arena to describe a company…
Special dividends have long been overshadowed by share buybacks. The latter has proven popular with company management due in part to its positive effect on EPS, which is often linked to bonuses, and the flexibility it brings. This contrasts with ordinary dividends, which the market expects to be repeated in future years once they have…
This week, the Halifax House Price Index said residential property prices in the UK recorded their first quarterly decline since 2012. The reasons given for this centred on affordability. House prices have apparently become too expensive given rising inflation and the squeeze on consumer spending which is beginning to be felt across the UK. While…
Cassiopeia Services introduces you to Bob Holt, chairman of Mears Group plc, for the second episode of the new show Money Lifestyle, produced by Tip TV, and hosted by Stefania Barbaglio and Zak Mir. Next week, Stef & Zak will be talking to Bob about Mears’ philanthropy philosophy and how it feels for him to…
Not good enough Apple has just released its earnings for the quarter ending 1 April, reporting revenues of $52.9 billion, earnings per share of $2.10, a profit margin of 38.9% and an enviable accumulated cash balance of more than a quarter trillion dollars! The company increased its quarterly dividend payments by 10.5% to 63c per…
The only issue on which Mr Corbyn’s Labour Party scores well amongst the British public this election time is on the National Health Service. That is because the NHS, for all its great work, is struggling to keep pace with demand. There’s one key statistic that thinking people need to understand about the NHS. Economic…
There will inevitably be winners and losers from Brexit. While it may be the latter who feature most prominently in the headlines, there are plenty of opportunities to profit from the effects of Brexit. One change brought about by the UK’s decision to leave the EU is higher inflation. Last month it moved higher than…
Among the four main ways to make money from mining gold or silver – exploration, development, streaming or financing a mine – it is streaming (or royalties) that can often be by far the most profitable. I showed in my earlier streaming coverage how streamers tended to make much more profit from a mine than…
Since my earliest days of investing, I’ve made my biggest returns on recovery stocks. While they’re not for everyone, for investors like me who can take a long-term view and accept above-average volatility, they can prove to be highly rewarding. I’ve found the most opportunistic recovery stocks are in sectors where the long-term outlook is…
