Tom Bulford
Tom worked as a fund manager in the City of London and in Hong Kong for over 20 years. As a director with Schroder Investment Management International he was responsible for £2 billion of foreign clients' money, and launched what became Argentina's largest mutual fund. Now working from his home in Oxfordshire, Tom Bulford helps private investors with his premium tipping newsletter, Red Hot Biotech Alert.
Latest articles by Tom Bulford
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How you should invest in 2012
Tutorials Despite the economic turmoil, 2012 promises to be a bumper year for British start-ups. Here, Tom Bulford explains the four key signs that reveal the best penny shares to buy now.
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How this company is replacing TV ads
Features Tom Bulford looks at a small-cap tech company that's cashing in on the migration of advertising from traditional broadcasting to today's new media platforms.
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A tiny pharma stock with three shots at the big time
Features Tom Bulford looks at a small-cap pharmaceutical stock that could prove very lucrative for investors.
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This 600bn-tonne discovery has the makings of a remarkable story
Features Tom Bulford looks at a process for exploiting prevously uneconomic coal reserves. Potentially one of the most exciting energy stories of the next few years.
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An underrated, undervalued British manufacturer
Features Small-cap share expert Tom Bulford looks at a great example of a small but successful British manufacturing company.
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Penny share lessons from my first 100 letters
Features Tom Bulford reflects on his ten years as editor of the specialist small-cap share-tipping newsletter, Red Hot Penny Shares, and looks forward to another decade.
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This rare-earth stock could be sitting on $80bn
Features Tom Bulford looks at a small-cap 'rare-earths' producer that could be sitting on an $80bn fortune.
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How peer-to-peer forex could break the cartel
Features The high charges on foreign exchange transactions are a rip off. But this recent small-cap entrant into the market could change all that, says Tom Bulford.
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How a billion rotting tyres could lead to enormous profits
Features Tom Bulford examines the potential profits from using old car tyres as an alternative fuel source.
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Why are most private investors destined to lose money?
Tutorials Picking successful stocks is hard work. You have to be prepared to put the effort in. If you just rely on the mainstream media for your information, you're going to lose money, says Tom Bulford.
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The penny share breakthrough in the fight against cancer
Features Well-researched penny shares really can earn you big returns, says Tom Bulford. This break-through small-cap pharma is leaving its much larger rivals behind in the fight against cancer.
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The ingenious plan that could transform this stock
Features Takeovers are always a risk, and buying the wrong company can be disastrous. But this small-cap software firm may have found the perfect partner. And that could mean a rapid transformation in its fortunes, says Tom Bulford.
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A biotech startup already yielding 6.4%
Features Small, innovative companies that can sell their products around the world are exactly what Britain needs. And Tom Bulford's found an excellent example here, which he'll be keeping a very close eye on.
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This plastic stock just reported a 131% jump in sales
Features Bio-plastics is a niche sector in a huge industry. But it's a rapidly-growing niche. And this small-cap firm is seeing sales rocket, says Tom Bulford.
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An unloved small-cap property company
Features As an investment idea, owning shares in UK commercial property companies is on the contrarian side. But this small-cap company is making a healthy return on its portfolio and has good prospects for the future, says Tom Bulford.
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Why overtrading can kill your returns
Tutorials Investing has changed radically over the last few years. Electronic trading and instant communication mean shares can be bought and sold in a matter of seconds. But rather than being a good thing, all this could make a serious dent in your profits, says Tom Bulford.
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Profit from India's wind-power revolution
Features India is in desperate need of energy. And it aims to make up much of the shortfall with renewables. Here, Tom Bulford looks at one small-cap company that is poised to profit from India's fast-growing wind energy sector.
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Before you invest in gold stocks, read this
Features As the price of gold heads towards $2,000 an ounce, gold mining shares have failed to keep pace. Tom Bulford looks at what’s holding the sector back, and why the climate for junior miners is changing.
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Could this be the next hot sector in the stock market?
Features 'Big pharma', faced with cut-price competition as patents expire, is cutting back on research. That's created big opportunities for innovative small-cap companies - and for investors, says Tom Bulford. Here, he explains why he thinks biotech could be the next hot market sector.
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These obscure stocks could alter the face of medicine
Features In ten years' time, the face of medicine could look very different, as research promises to find the key to diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Tom Bulford looks into one of biotech's most promising fields, and picks one small-cap company to watch.
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The conclusive argument for buying penny shares
Tutorials Many people are sceptical of the stock markets. But equities - and small-cap equities in particular - beat cash and bonds over the long term. And they do so by a wide margin, says Tom Bulford.
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How digital film could launch this stock to superstardom
Features New technologies and evolving audience expectations are changing the way the film industry works. Tom Bulford looks at the transformations, and explains how they could mean a big payday for this undervalued penny share.
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Revealed: the next energy supertrend
Features According to the International Energy Agency, we are about to enter the 'golden age of gas' as resources which until now have proved impossible to exploit become economically recoverable. Tom Bulford looks at the sector, and picks out the areas where the biggest growth stories could happen.
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This is a great time to buy oil explorers
Features This is a great time to invest in penny oil explorers, says Tom Bulford. Oil stocks are benefiting from high oil prices and some are making the kind of discoveries that have eluded the oil majors.
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