Dividends are drying up – but do we really need them?
Investors are feeling the pinch as companies hold off on paying out dividends during crisis
Are green stocks a mega trend or a bubble in the making?
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but is it sustainable?
High-flying technology stocks: today’s Nifty 50?
The tech advance has been led by companies with some eye-watering valuation multiples
Cape fear: US stock valuations exceed 1929 peak
The Cape ratio is twice as high as its average, but no one is panicking yet
Market predictions for 2018: Will ‘rational exuberance’ triumph?
. . . Or will the not too hot, not too cold Goldilocks market persist?
An end to the US earnings recession?
As US indices hit their first all-time high in more than a year, investors hope a rebound in corporate profits is, finally, in sight
Will rate hikes kill the US bull market?
History indicates stocks tend not to be impacted until late in the rate-hiking cycle, but analysts caution the current monetary environment is unlike any other
Stocktake: inside financial markets
Google’s name change; US bull market looks tired; fussy investors; and favouring a trading posture that is neither bullish nor bearish
Picking the right sectors can turbocharge investor returns
Declining industries may be good investments while treat up-and-coming sectors with caution
Value means buying the ugly ducklings, not the darlings
A new fund consists of the markets currently most loathed – including Ireland, Greece and Russia – but there’s no room for the US, the UK or Germany
Stocktake: Investors urged to grin and bear yo-yo market
Emerging market stresses may be the story de jour
Market folklore: can you rely on the seasonal strategists?
Seasonal trends such as the Halloween indicator are part of market folklore – but are they reliable?
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