• July 14th, 2017
    Market Headlines 14/7/2017

    Market Headlines US US equities rose within touching distance of record highs amid renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve would maintain a gradual path of policy normalisation, while the dollar steadied and US treasuries gave back some of the previous sessions gains. Oil prices rose for a fourth consecutive session, with Brent closing up 1.4% […]

  • July 13th, 2017
    Market Headlines 13/07/2017

    Market Headlines US US equity and Treasury prices rose (yields fell) as markets digested dovish comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen yesterday. The S&P 500 closed 0.7% higher, with Technology and Real Estate contributing the most gains. The Federal Reserve chair said US policymakers were watching inflation very closely given its failure to pick up […]

  • July 12th, 2017
    Market Headlines 12th July 2017

    US Fresh concerns about the Trump campaign’s involvement with Russia during last year’s presidential election helped fuel a brief bout of selling on Wall Street that took the S&P 500 down as much as 0.6 per cent intra-day. However, the US equity market benchmark settled just 0.1% softer by the close of trading, as strength […]

  • July 10th, 2017
    Market Headlines: 10/07/2017

    US Equity markets in the US finished last week on the front foot. The S&P 500 closed 0.6% higher on Friday following the broadly positive employment report, with tech stocks leading gainers. Friday’s employment report highlighted strong employment growth in the US last month (222k jobs added in the month versus expectations of 178k). However, […]

  • June 30th, 2017
    10 Rules for Investing

    All of us have worked hard to build capital and are looking to preserve and grow the real value of our assets, but when it comes to investing that money we often fall foul of simple mistakes that impact our ability to invest wisely. When markets are rising, it is easy to get carried away, […]

  • June 28th, 2017
    Risks Associated with Pensions and Investments

    Pension Risk Each investor is responsible for making all of the investment decisions in relation to his or her pension. These decisions may not be correct. As a result, there is a risk that the pension may be under funded by the investor and/or the value may be insufficient at retirement so that the investor’s […]

  • June 28th, 2017
    Dealing with Volatile Investment Markets

    For long-term investors, dealing with volatile markets can be taxing and at times quite frightening. The accumulation of Pension & Non Pension Capital has taken time and effort to accumulate with a desire to ensure positive as opposed to negative growth is achieved on same. Here are some points you may want to consider in […]

  • June 28th, 2017
    Market Headlines: 23/6/2017

    US US stocks closed flat as the S&P500 continued to trade in a tight range this month (but up almost 10% this year) and oil prices (Brent crude + 0.9%) getting some relief following recent torrid sessions. The Healthcare sector was one of the best performers yesterday (+1%) as the Senate released its health care […]

  • June 28th, 2017
    Don’t ignore the power of Dividends

    For investors with a medium to long-term investment horizon, investing in high-yield equities (high dividend paying stocks) is certainly something to be considered. For investors with a medium to long-term investment horizon, investing in high-yield equities (high dividend paying stocks) is certainly something to be considered. For those of us that invest in global stock […]