Investment
Want to predict the price of gold? Then watch Hollywood films
Movies can predict the price of bullion, says Ross Clark
Has the tide turned on emerging markets?
Reality check
Why investors’ hopes for energy shares may be too high
The FTSE 100 finished strong last year, gaining 5 per cent in December to bring full-year returns to 12 per…
Budget noise and the real drivers of economic growth
Ah, the Budget. The business world and financial media’s favourite annual event garners so much attention, you’d be forgiven for…
A world of broken bonds
Elliot Wilson fears that our pension funds and investment portfolios will soon be crammed full of China’s risky corporate debt
The perils and profits of peer-to-peer lending
Christopher Silvester explains how financing small fractions of company ‘receivables’ can bring high returns
Don’t Lose Sight of the Investment Forest for the Trees
Do stocks outperform bonds? The widely accepted answer is yes — and by a significant margin over the long term.…
An antidote to Brexit jitters: diversify by investing globally
Over a year after the UK voted to leave the European Union, UK stocks are humming along, and the economy…
Gold is still the safest haven — and mining companies can offer better returns than bullion
Gold mining shares can offer better returns than bullion itself, says Robin Andrews
Crypto-currencies are risky as hell – but worth a punt
‘I’m up 430 per cent,’ said my friend Mash, boasting about his investments in Bitcoin. I should have known then…
French blue chips and property could be hot bets... if Macron delivers
Elliot Wilson says French blue chips and property could be hot bets – but only if the new president turns his election promises into action
Blockchain: an investor’s guide
Blockchain is the hottest bit of jargon in the financial world and potentially the most exciting development since the invention…
How to invest in dynamic businesses abroad or world-changing inventions
Andrew M. Brown explains the risk-spreading principle and the enduring fascination of investment trusts
Buying housebuilders’ shares beats buying houses
Safe as ’ouses, as they say. The housing slump of 2008 seems a long time ago now. Prices across the…
Back winners, dump losers: it’s commonsense investing
Small-cap fund manager Giles Hargreave offers Jonathan Davis his commonsense formula
Fund a fisherman, finance a film or give a fillip to forensics
Crowdfunding is a promising idea, and has created useful products. The Canary home-security system I wrote about recently was funded…
Warren Buffet says this is ‘by far the best book on investing ever written’
After 44 years, The Intelligent Investor is still a money-making bible
Wall Street seems happy for now... but watch out for the Trump slump
Matthew Lynn says investors should think about getting out of American stocks while the going is good
Japan’s long-depressed stock market could bring spectacular returns soon
Jonathan Davis says Tokyo’s long-slumped stock market could produce spectacular returns in the next decade
To invest in an infrastucture boom, find out who’s selling the shovels
Our veteran investor Robin Andrews finds shares that could benefit from a new infrastructure boom
Shopping for gold is easy... you can take it away in a bag if you like
Margareta Pagano says gold is easy to buy these days... and it’s a hedge against whatever Trump does next
So far so good with my racing punts... maybe I should quit while I’m ahead
In Spectator Money last November, I wrote about Equotion, an algorithm gambling service or ‘Sports Betting Disrupter’ which promises customers…
Buy high: Alpine property is still a sound investment above the snow line
Elliot Wilson says Alpine property is a sound investment if you pick the right resort and stay above the snow line
The risks and rewards of investing in apartment-block freeholds
Is being a buy-to-let investor just a bit too respectable for you? There’s an alternative: become a landlord’s landlord and…
Got a windfall? Invest in a nearly-new car
If you’re lucky enough to receive a legacy of, say, £10,000 or £20,000, what should you do with it? You’d…
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