Periodically I review global stock markets to see which offer good value based on historical data. The last time I did this was a year ago in August 2022. Since...
Commentary Of the 30 funds in July’s BOTB, 21 funds have retained their place in August's selection, which is higher than normal and reflects the selections overall strong performance during...
The fund management industry promotes the idea of buying and holding actively managed funds for the long-term. Yet you are more likely to make more money by regularly reviewing your...
Five years ago I published a very popular 80-20 Investor research article on How to read investment markets quickly and to see what is driving them. While as long-term investors...
Commentary Of the 30 funds in June's BOTB, 17 funds have retained their place in July's selection, which is the highest number for some time. The chart below shows the...
Investors are continuing to grapple with the future direction of monetary policy from central banks and what it means for investment markets. In last week's newsletter I wrote that... "The...
Commentary Of the 30 funds in May's BOTB, 14 funds have retained their place in June's selection. The chart below shows the average performance of the BOTB during May (the...
Almost 8 years ago I carried out a piece of research titled "Should you ever invest in gold? If so, how much?" and it's worth familiarising yourself with it. The...
A 5% holding in gold has been a consistent part of my own £50k portfolio and remains a long term ‘buy and hold’ allocation because of the diversification benefits it...
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