19 Jun 2013 @ 14:09
First Group, the transport group with trains and buses on both sides of the Atlantic, announced a 3 for 2 rights issue on 20 May 2013. The day before the price of the share was 223p. While at the same time the company announced it would no longer pay a dividend, the price once the […]
18 Jun 2013 @ 12:45
Narrative is what people think drives the market. They read the news and think that it tells them that the market went up or down because someone did or said something. This is very often not true. People look at stocks and see them rise and fall and imagine it is people that are buying […]
18 Jun 2013 @ 12:35
The developed world is sat on huge sovereign debts. Before the crash of 2008, any country with a debt to GDP ratio about 60% was considered likely to default. This is why the Maastricht treaty set one of its entry criteria at this limit for EU members. South American countries economies used to go down […]
13 Jun 2013 @ 07:51
Sometimes you have to scratch your head and wonder if someone changed the rules when you weren’t looking, or wonder whether the world is wrong and you are right. First Group should not be below £1 but it is… Read more about this strange state of affairs on Clem’s Premium Newsletter: Diary of a Contrarian […]
06 Jun 2013 @ 13:44
When you are looking at a list of stocks in the morning paper it can be pretty daunting deciding which stock to invest in. The more you follow the markets and invest the more you start to build up knowledge about what are the best signs to look for when selecting stocks. Incisive, honest and […]
05 Jun 2013 @ 09:34
Sell in June and go to the moon? The market is feeling bearish. Is it time to pull the plug? Subscribe to Clem’s Premium Newsletter: Diary of a Contrarian Investor to find out.
03 Jun 2013 @ 13:15
Come back on St Ledger day. Perhaps the best thing about “Sell in May” is that you can rest easy in the glorious summer and forget the markets. This might just be a big enough dividend to make it worthwhile, come boom or bust. The numbers look good if you study them in a certain […]
29 May 2013 @ 11:18
So the market didn’t crash in May, and therefore we are buying again. You can’t time the market so it would be poetic justice if the market crashed in June. However, you can’t go on thinking like that, you have to buy. To find out what we bought, Subscribe to Clem’s Premium Newsletter: Value Investing […]
29 May 2013 @ 08:00
It’s a nasty fact but buying small caps is a very costly business. I made a new purchase today. Find out what it was, and why it was costly, by subscribing to the premium newsletter: Value Investing – How To Get Rich Slow.
23 May 2013 @ 09:25
Boom crash goes Japan. Japan crashed today 9% from peak to close. This has set off chaos in the European open. Is this the May crash?? Well… You’ll have to read my premium newsletter to find out! Subscribe to Clem’s Premium Newsletter: Value Investing – How To Get Rich Slow.
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