Features Archive | April 2019

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April 30th
- Great frauds in history: Robert Maxwell
- Are bond fund managers smarter than equity fund managers?
- Betting on politics: impeaching the US president
- 15 Great frauds in history
- Housebuilders sign up to government leasehold pledge
April 29th
- A year of two halves
- Book of the week: the problems with Chinese trade
- Seven well-chosen private equity case studies
- Book in the news: was Neville Chamberlain right to play for time?
- Terry Gou: the fiery gadget chief guns for top job
- Nouriel Roubini: don't get carried away
- Don’t expect strong US growth to mean higher interest rates
- When goodwill turns bad
- Chart of the week: hogs high on swine fever
April 28th
- Is there a case for higher fund management fees?
April 27th
- In praise of idleness
- The charts that matter: the US economy’s big surprise
April 26th
- The biggest threat to investors right now is the strong US dollar
- Germany’s equity culture recovers
- What next for Indonesia?
- Share tips of the week
- Fuji X-T30 – an excellent budget camera
- A sensational Spanish red
- A book-lover’s tour of Italy
- Houses for sale with helipads and landing strips
- Global equities rally has room to run
April 25th
- China’s economy is moving up a gear
- Miguel Patricio: a new broom at Kraft Heinz
- Ukraine elects a neophyte as president
- Will Trump be impeached?
- Will HS2 survive the spending review?
- The Brexit Party: a potent political threat
- Cannabis sector gets high on mergers
- Bulls beware: after the melt-up will come the meltdown
- Agri-tech: harvesting profits from the future of the food industry
- Grossly distorted GDP statistics need an overhaul
- The death of buy-to-let property is a useful cautionary tale for all investors
April 24th
- Goldman bets on prefab homes
- This trend-following system is telling you to buy US stocks – and bitcoin
April 23rd
- Great frauds in history: Albert Dunlap – “Chainsaw Al”
- When does it make sense to defer your state pension?
- A compelling and cheap investment
- Betting on politics: the odds of a Labour election victory
- London house-price crash: is it all down to Brexit?
- Here’s the real reason oil prices are soaring – it’s not all about Iran
April 22nd
- Ben Silbermann: creating Silicon Valley’s “silent unicorn”
- Superdry is super cheap
- The home-cover rip-off
- David Rosenberg: don't get too comfortable
- The next phase of shareholder activism
April 19th
- How to find a bargain in the British market
- Why you need to own gold
- Stocks beat cash and bonds over the long term
- The guest who outstayed his welcome
- Uber: pricey and unprofitable
- Properties for around £400,000
- Share tips of the week
April 18th
- A new spring for Africa’s dictatorships
- Has Brazil turned a corner?
- Erdogan whittles away Turkish democracy
- We’ll Bremain until Halloween
- Sound investments for the future
- In search of the perfect cuppa
- The fizzy market in fine wine
- A pair of beauties from the Cape
- Maybe don't take a ride with Uber
- Looking for profits in eye care will pay off for investors
April 17th
- Great frauds in history: Ivar Kruger
April 16th
- Review: Mary Poppins Returns
- Book of the week: making the case for Trump
- Diploma qualifies for your portfolio
- Stranded abroad? Don’t wing it
- Book in the news: the manipulative advisers behind Trump’s throne
- Hiroshi Mikitani: the visionary who built Japan’s Amazon
- How to track down cheap stockmarkets
- Mark Mobius: beware the communist threat
April 15th
- Fidelity is back on form
- Get help chasing up invoices
April 13th
- Who will win the streaming wars?
April 12th
- Contrarian picks that promise big profits
- Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is calling for a wage-price spiral – inflation is coming
- A top-flight English sparkler
- Samsung Galaxy Fold: the phone that thinks it’s a paperback
- Houses with fishing rights
- Chart of the week: will the oil rally last?
- Debenhams is the latest retailer to go down
- Germany: is the gloom overdone?
- Sweden: a smorgasbord of delights
- Betting on politics: the European elections
- The Pablo Escobar of falcon eggs
- Share tips of the week
April 11th
- Give us truth and lower taxes, says France
- Trump turns up heat on Iran
- A symptom of our quantitative-easing-addled world
- The drugs don’t work: stopping the spread of the superbugs
- With Brexit retreating even further into the long grass, the UK looks cheap
April 10th
- Bitcoin has been bouncing – but is the bear market really behind us?
- How to avoid being trapped by the lifetime allowance pensions cap
- Holiday homes: how to buy a place in the sun
April 9th
- “It’s the era of socially responsible investment – ooh hello, Saudi Aramco”
- Gold mining stocks will soon shine
- Delegate the search for the best energy deal
April 8th
- Mark Getty: “I’m one of those people everyone hates”
- Great frauds in history: Samuel Israel and Bayou Group
- A. Gary Shilling: a recession is coming
- Chart of the week: US road haulage index defies the gloom-mongers
- What is the yield curve saying?
- Three stocks that will stand up to political pressure
April 6th
- Should we fear “insectageddon”?
- The charts that matter: have recession rumours been overstated?
April 5th
- Why it pays to look twice at works of art
- Is Saga’s massive profit warning a buying opportunity?
- Australia’s economic bubble hisses air
- Share tips of the week
- Will China’s stockmarket bounce last?
- Eco-homes for sale now
- Hotel Metropole: the grande dame of Brussels
- 1889 – 2019: celebrating 130 years of the Merchants Trust
- A delicious Burgundy with a keen price tag
April 4th
- Poll loss weakens the grip of Turkey’s strongman
- Please regulate me, says Zuckerberg
- Nato at 70: beginning to show its age?
- May seeks a compromise on Brexit
- The trouble with a customs union
- The opportunities for investors in private equity
- British stocks are due a bounce
- Immunotherapy: new hope in the battle against cancer
April 3rd
- Palladium’s rise has been epic – will platinum ever catch up?
- Why you shouldn't pay full-price for a shoddy new-build house
- Book of the week: irrational markets and investor psychology
- Alexion: a rare opportunity in biotech
- A short, but to-the-point look at Brexit
- Passing on your pension when you die
- Five questions for: Neil Kadagathur, co-founder of Creditspring
- Great frauds in history: Bernard Ebbers and WorldCom
April 2nd
- Brace yourself – the global economy might be healthier than it looks
- Parents are missing out on tax-free childcare
- Herald: a tried and tested investment trust
- Betting on politics: the North of Tyne mayor
April 1st
- Chart of the week: rhodium on the rise
- Are active fund managers doomed?
- Steve Eisman: short Canada
- Charles Dunstone: Fortunes change for the “lucky idiot”
- Brexit: still on course, all things considered
- Three global growth stocks galloping ahead
- The power of mean reversion