As seen in the latest issue of Master Investor Magazine. We really do hate to interrupt your cruise. But there’s a rumour that a keen-eyed crewman on the bridge has spotted an iceberg. No, it’s worse than that, actually. Some of the crew are whispering that we’ve already hit an iceberg. But it’s just a…
Market Direction: Pound/Dollar below $1.45 Risks $1.40 Again BP (BP.): Above 50 Day Line Targets 400p As we are allegedly at the dawn of an extended recovery for Crude Oil, it seems fair to be going with BP to see whether some of this renewed interest in the commodity has fed through to the share…
The worst thing about Bank Holidays, apart from the fact that they commit most people to time off that may not suit them – particularly if the date is governed by some Bronze Age lunar thinking, producing a double holiday in the middle of the spring showery season – is that it messes up all…
Rolls-Royce at 688p on news of 350 operational staff hirings in the UK and plans for new Trent Engine test beds for the UK and Germany. Rolls-Royce has a massive order book and has been investing in plant and people. In any event, everyone in the UK wants Rolls-Royce to succeed, from Thatcherite Tories to Labour trade unionists.…
The last time I was in Ukraine with the World Bank (February 2012) I had my fifteen seconds of fame when a news anchor swung a mike in front of my gob at a seminar. It was in the snow-laden city of Lviv. I had just descended from a platform where I had addressed the…
Market Direction: Crude Oil above $35 Targets $45 GKN (GKN): Gap Reversals Leads to 330p It can be said of many stocks for February that they were displaying very strong reversal patterns, but of course the sentiment was so poor most of us would be wondering whether it was too risky to take the plunge…
Our world seems to be speeding up and getting less coherent. Probably it was always incoherent, but we were once led to believe that it was generally in good order and fit for purpose, to use the words of the urbane ‘home counties’ villain in the BBC’s Sunday night thriller The Night Manager. For example,…
A sunny spring day today as I write, the 80-odd ladybirds that took refuge in my office last autumn are waking and flying around. It makes me think Wimbledon isn’t far off and then it’ll be winter again. Carpe diem! Here in the UK, one of the few luxuries afforded by the copious amounts of…
James Faulkner: Hi Andy. Thanks for taking the time to speak with Master Investor. For the benefit of the uninitiated, please give our readers a brief introduction to Milamber and what it’s all about. Andy Hasoon: Milamber Ventures Plc is listed on ISDX, a stock exchange run by ICAP. We are an incubator and accelerator…
The Royal London Short Duration Global High Yield Bond Fund These are difficult times for income investors, but it is still possible to earn a decent yield if you know where to look. A good example is the Royal London Short Duration Global High Yield Bond fund. This £314m OEIC has carved out a niche…
