If you have any exposure to the major (or indeed minor) European bourses, prepare for turbulence. 2016 (with an epilogue in 2017) could turn out to be another 1848. That was the year that virtually every major European state succumbed to revolution, and the continent, as Karl Marx observed, passed into a new era. Storm…
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have grown in popularity over the last few decades, as they offer a few advantages over other investment vehicles. In particular, retail investors can use them to achieve a much higher degree of diversification within their portfolios without incurring prohibitive fees, while also getting exposure to markets they wouldn’t otherwise be able…
Sound Energy has been one of the small cap phenomena of the year to date, but it is ironic that the big bull run here took quite a while to get off the ground. Sound Energy (SOU): Rising Trend Channel Targets 70p The enigma of Sound Energy and its recent mega rally is the way…
On 1st August the Board of the BlackRock Income Strategies Trust (LON:BIST) announced that it was going to review the fund’s investment objective and policy. The news came as a surprise to its shareholders, many of whom had invested after the new mandate was implemented last February. BIST’s current remit is to provide investors with…
With the half-year to end July now over, the Wm. Morrison share price (192p last seen) has behaved robustly. The company which a year ago looked too highly geared and devoid of ideas seems to have put its house in order. Morrisons has found its own way back to hope and credibility. The shares strike me as…
Orosur (OMI) reported this morning in respect of the year ended 31st May 2016. Debt is now well under control and, of course, since the year end, trading conditions have considerably improved. The profit declared may be rather paltry but it has the merit that it includes a lot of writing down of equipment long…
As seen in Master Investor Magazine Some of the biggest gainers from the UK’s decision to leave the EU were internationally-focused consumer defensive stocks. This comes on the back of what has already been a multi-year bull run for consumer defensives as investors look for low risk yield in a post financial crisis world. Like…
Having been trolled for Tweeting regarding a possible turnaround on a technical basis at Andalas Energy last week, I thought it was only fair to go for a formal look at the charting situation, if only to wind up the troll even further… Andalas Energy and Power (ADL): Potential Broadening Triangle Reversal It has to…
The chairman was in a very good mood yesterday afternoon when remarking on Team GB’s stunning incidence of success in Rio. He sees that this indicates that we’ll do very well once freed of the EU’s shackles. I do not know what is the cause and the effect considered in these remarks but there is…
FTSE 100 Stocks BT Group (BT.A): Below 50 Day Line Targets 360p It would appear that while the wrangle between Ofcom and BT Group over Openreach may be still in the former state monopoly’s favour, the market seems to be concerned the issue may be resolved against the telecoms group. This can be seen on…
