Stephen Connolly

The financial technology sector covers areas ranging from digital payments in emerging markets to bolstering high-street banks’ crumbling IT infrastru…

Keeping an eye on young people’s spending habits can help you identify promising long-term investments, says Stephen Connolly.

The global lockdowns have greatly accelerated changes in how we live and work. Tech stocks are set top profit – with Microsoft leading the way.

Keytruda, Merk’s cancer treatment, is a winner. But it’s not the only reason to be bullish on the pharma group.

Being cooped up at home has made us far more inclined to play computer games. But this isn’t just a blip. The sector has embarked on a long-term upswi…

The Covid-19 pandemic is just the latest reminder that traditional military equipment such as jets or aircraft carriers can’t always keep countries sa…

Aimmune Therapeutics has produced the best treatment yet for children who have a peanut allergy.

Many of us have been forced to use virtual offices during the lockdown – and will be loath to return to real ones. The virus has accelerated and cemen…

Semiconductors are a key component of computers. Major growth areas such as artificial intelligence and the “internet of things” will underpin future …

Value investing appears to be making a comeback, while shares on this side of the Atlantic are more appealing on metrics such as price/earnings ratios…

Cloud computing technology helps companies manage their IT more efficiently and will also ensure that the world wide web and key innovations such as a…

Cloud computing is the next big thing in tech, and IBM is an excellent way to bet on it, says Stephen Connolly.

Education and training could be a $10trn business by 2030. Innovations such as e-learning and digitisation will offer huge opportunities for investors…

The aerospace giant’s 737 Max model has been grounded. But Boeing shares should bounce back.

The video games sector will take a great leap forward when consumers start streaming them like films and music. Stephen Connolly looks at how to inves…

A portfolio of shares should be based on some large, well-managed companies with proven business models and compelling long-term prospects. These ten …

Visa, the payment network giant, is a highly profitable operator dominating the global market.

Favourable demographics, an expanding global market, and resilience to economic downturns and increases in supply all bode well for the long-term futu…

New sales techniques, online influencers and structural trends such as growing consumption in emerging markets all bode well for the beauty industry, …

Media giant Disney is a top-class value stock. Now a move into streaming will fuel growth.

The British gambling sector has been hit by taxes and tighter regulation. But the depressed share prices have yet to factor in the compelling long-ter…

Proxy advisers – companies that advise institutional investors how to vote when listed firms hold a ballot – are opaque, bureaucratic and inept. Time …

In the wake of this year’s various corporate blow-ups, scandals and nasty surprises, shareholders could be forgiven for wondering if non-executives ar…

Sportswear giant Nike has confounded the sceptics by remaining ahead of the competition.

Esports may sound like a niche hobby for computer geeks, but it’s actually a burgeoning global business that resembles the early stages of the Premier…

It’s not just eccentric and ultra-rich tycoons heading into space. From asteroid mining to space hotels, promising profit opportunities now lie off-pl…

Momentum investing – buying what has already gone up in price in the belief that it will keep doing so – shouldn’t work in theory. Yet in real life, i…

Video games have already come a long way from their humble origins, and they are about to progress to the next level. Smart investors should get in on…

There’s no sense in handing 1%-2% plus fees to fund managers when a cheap tracker gets results, says Stephen Connolly.