Veterinary medicine stocks: the firms keeping your pet healthy
Veterinary medicine stocks: the firms keeping your pet healthy
Pet ownership has grown due to the pandemic. That’s good news for animal health stocks, says Dr Mike Tubbs
11 Mar 2022
How Covid-19 changed biotechnology – and how you can invest
How Covid-19 changed biotechnology – and how you can invest
The pandemic has exacted a huge human and financial toll, but it has also transformed scientific research in ways that will deliver huge benefits for …
4 Mar 2022
Climate change: the price to pay for saving the planet
Climate change: the price to pay for saving the planet
Environmental risks to our future are very real. There are four reasons to be optimistic, but all will have long-term consequences for the economy and…
25 Feb 2022
How to invest in luxury goods
How to invest in luxury goods
Luxury goods is an industry that thrives on conspicuous consumption. It's had a surprisingly good pandemic, and there are plenty of reasons to expect …
18 Feb 2022
Tech stocks: invest in Latin America’s digital revolution
Tech stocks: invest in Latin America’s digital revolution
A region that was once an innovation desert is changing rapidly. Billions of dollars of venture capital funding and the impact of the pandemic are cre…
11 Feb 2022
How UK banks went from Big Bang to universal failure
How UK banks went from Big Bang to universal failure
The 1986 deregulation shook up the banks, but the all-in-one model that it created is bad for customers and investors. Specialists do a better job – a…
4 Feb 2022
How to invest in the chipmakers fixing the semiconductor shortage
How to invest in the chipmakers fixing the semiconductor shortage
Last year’s chip crunch brought home how dependent the world is on these tiny pieces of silicon. Chipmakers are rushing to build new factories. Will t…
28 Jan 2022
Why the West must invest in defence – and you should too
Why the West must invest in defence – and you should too
We’ve got used to a world without war between major powers, but that era is coming to an end as Russia threatens Ukraine and China eyes Taiwan. Buy de…
21 Jan 2022
Fintech: how to profit as technology transforms banking around the world
Fintech: how to profit as technology transforms banking around the world
Financial technology – from apps to APIs to the cloud – is rapidly transforming financial services. This will spell doom for some incumbent firms, whi…
14 Jan 2022
The best vaccine-makers’ stocks to buy now
The best vaccine-makers’ stocks to buy now
The rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines has already saved many lives and made huge profits for a few pharmaceutical firms. Investors should keep an…
13 Jan 2022
Slow and steady wins the race: five stocks to buy for the long term
Slow and steady wins the race: five stocks to buy for the long term
Balancing quality and price is the key to successful investing, says Richard Beddard – both poor-quality stocks and overvalued top-notch ones are risk…
10 Dec 2021
How to invest as we move to a hydrogen economy
How to invest as we move to a hydrogen economy
The government has started to roll out its plans for switching us over from fossil fuels to hydrogen and renewable energy. Should investors buy in? St…
9 Dec 2021
The three key risks for investors in China, and how to tackle them
The three key risks for investors in China, and how to tackle them
Xi Jinping’s vision for the future of China is very different to the past. Stricter social control and the slow struggle to tackle problems in the eco…
19 Nov 2021
The nifty nine: a portfolio of stocks to buy and hold forever
The nifty nine: a portfolio of stocks to buy and hold forever
A diverse range of stocks you can buy and keep forever should be a core part of any equity portfolio, says Dr Mike Tubbs. He selects his nine favourit…
12 Nov 2021
Back on track: why you should invest in railways
Back on track: why you should invest in railways
Rail transport suffered a severe blow in the pandemic. But while post-Covid-19 working patterns may reduce revenue, trends in technology, long-distanc…
22 Oct 2021
The world still needs fossil fuels – here's how to invest
The world still needs fossil fuels – here's how to invest
Our enduring need for oil and gas heralds a boom in exploration and production, says Andrew Hunt.
15 Oct 2021
How to cash in on the fight against cybercrime
How to cash in on the fight against cybercrime
Cyberattacks are rampant, yet companies and governments have been slow to wake up to the need to bolster their digital security. That spells opportuni…
1 Oct 2021
University spin-outs: where to find companies involved in cutting-edge science
University spin-outs: where to find companies involved in cutting-edge science
Universities are innovation incubators and often launch businesses involved in fast-growing fields ranging from biotechnology to artificial intelligen…
24 Sep 2021
A nightmare 1970s scenario for investors is edging closer
A nightmare 1970s scenario for investors is edging closer
Inflation need not be a worry unless it is driven by labour market shortages. Unfortunately, writes macroeconomist Philip Pilkington, that’s exactly w…
17 Sep 2021
How you can profit from the power of the grey pound
How you can profit from the power of the grey pound
Higher life expectancy and surging asset prices have proved a boon for the baby-boomer generation, which has accumulated vast wealth. Younger generati…
10 Sep 2021
The US is in one of the greatest bubbles in financial history
The US is in one of the greatest bubbles in financial history
Jeremy Grantham, who has a history of getting big calls right, fears slumps in several wildly overpriced markets (including UK property). He tells Mer…
3 Sep 2021
Why it pays to invest in outsourcing despite its scandalous record
Why it pays to invest in outsourcing despite its scandalous record
Outsourcing has seen more than its fair share of blunder and scandal, to the benefit of neither shareholders nor voters. Yet slow but steady improveme…
27 Aug 2021
Hold gold: insuring your portfolio could prove lucrative
Hold gold: insuring your portfolio could prove lucrative
Gold has had a grim year, but the backdrop for the traditional safe haven and store of value remains auspicious. There is scope for the price to jump …
20 Aug 2021
Investing in property: how Reits can help your portfolio fight inflation
Investing in property: how Reits can help your portfolio fight inflation
Finding an income that keeps pace with inflation is getting harder, but real-estate investment trusts (Reits) can help. Look for a mix of growth and b…
16 Aug 2021