Why it pays to take cries of “bubble” with a pinch of salt

Many observers are pointing to a stockmarket “bubble” – especially in US tech stocks. But, says Max King, just because a lot of people are saying it, that doesn’t make them right.

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(Image credit: © Getty Images/EyeEm)

“There is a bubble in the use of the word bubble”, quipped top-rated strategist Albert Edwards, nearly ten years ago.

The bubble that everyone was fretting about back then, during the post-2009 rebound – like so many supposed investment bubbles over the years – has not popped, but just continues expanding.

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Max King
Investment Writer

Max has an Economics degree from the University of Cambridge and is a chartered accountant. He worked at Investec Asset Management for 12 years, managing multi-asset funds investing in internally and externally managed funds, including investment trusts. This included a fund of investment trusts which grew to £120m+. Max has managed ten investment trusts (winning many awards) and sat on the boards of three trusts – two directorships are still active.

After 39 years in financial services, including 30 as a professional fund manager, Max took semi-retirement in 2017. Max has been a MoneyWeek columnist since 2016 writing about investment funds and more generally on markets online, plus occasional opinion pieces. He also writes for the Investment Trust Handbook each year and has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and other publications. See here for details of current investments held by Max.