It is of course the case that the smaller explorers are fraught with dangers, thrills and spills. But that is what makes a play like Jersey Oil & Gas (LON:JDG) all the more compelling. There is a sense of irony for fans of small oilers with relation to Jersey Oil & Gas in that the…
The UK’s premier events company for private investors has secured a major partner for its flagship show. Fidelity International, one of the world’s leading investment solutions providers, will be the headline sponsor of Master Investor Show 2017, hosted at the Business Design Centre on Saturday 25th March. Offering access to over 2,800 funds, ETFs and…
The latest annual report from the British Empire Trust suggests that there is significant potential for further strong long-term returns. Here’s why… A few weeks ago I wrote about the improvement in performance at the British Empire Trust (LON:BTEM), which can be traced back to when Joe Bauernfreund took over as lead manager in October…
The past week has seen a major reshuffling of the pack in the wake of the Trump victory. But with the alleged $1trn boost to the US economy, especially on the infrastructure front, companies like Zanaga Iron Ore (LON:ZIOC) should come in from the cold. I have to admit that a certain Monday morning feeling…
Far from heralding disaster for the Eurozone, Donald Trump may soon help to replace the melancholic frown on European faces with a happy smile of hope. Here’s why… While the world is still reeling from the Trump win over Clinton last Tuesday, there is a huge amount of information to be digested, analysed and filtered in…
GCM (LON:GCM) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with some Chinese concern to accelerate its Bangladeshi coal opportunity. This is fine and the shares are up from 13p to 50p+. However a Memorandum is not quite the same as Production. Further, on 29th May 2016 GCM borrowed £3m convertible at 11p per share. Given that…
It would appear that as President Elect Donald Trump did not press the nuclear button / start World War III on Tuesday November 9 2016, gold is something of a sell… Apparently one of the best ways to make money is to have a view, and to stick to it. Unfortunately, this also seems to…
I have to say that despite being a fan of Ascent Resources (LON:AST), it felt as if the company was a little too rough a ride. However, for the bulls at least it may be that things are finally entering calmer waters. Ascent Resources has not been a stock for widows or orphans. Indeed, at…
The reaction to Donald Trump’s election victory has been surprising. First, stock markets sank. Then they rose. Now at the time of writing they are falling once more. Clearly, the only thing that investors can be certain of is that uncertainty will be high over the short to medium term. Part of the reason for…
Building a wall? A ban on Muslims entering the US? Mass deportation of illegal immigrants? Anyone assessing some of Donald Trump’s more outlandish policies might appear well justified in coming to the conclusion that the 45th President of the United States is set be an economic disaster. But it would be a mistake for investors…
