This slowly-developing environment of greater tolerance towards easy-money policies makes it less likely that the European Central Bank will be prevented from implementing more unconventional measures, if they become necessary. [Read more…]
Strong Euro, Weak Dollar
April 11, 2014 By
One of the more difficult decisions facing investors is what is going to happen to the euro. [Read more…]
Promising Themes to Invest In
March 26, 2014 By
Equity investors should ignore the “incessant din” of current news and focus on long-term secular trends, advises Morgan Stanley Wealth Management strategist Dan Skelly. [Read more…]
Goldilocks continues to rule
March 21, 2014 By
Goldilocks continues to rule in investment markets
A Goldilocks environment is one where there are no extremes – economic growth is positive but moderate, inflation is low, exchange rates fluctuate within a comfortable range, central banks pursue market-friendly money-creation and interest-rate policies. Conditions are neither too “hot” nor too “cold.” [Read more…]
Economic strategies distorted by political priorities
February 25, 2014 By
Both sides of this debate support the need for structural reforms, but Keynesians argue that austerity makes them more difficult to achieve. For instance, if you wish to liberalize the labour market, the initial consequence is likely to be higher unemployment. You need to cushion that through state benefits until the delayed greater efficiency produced by reforms comes through. [Read more…]
Contained Depression
January 29, 2014 By
How to Break Out of “Contained Depression”
The well-known American economist Larry Summers recently caused a stir when he told an International Monetary Fund research conference that there will be no easy return to pre-crisis normality in the advanced economies. [Read more…]
Plan for Low-Risk Investing
November 27, 2013 By
Plan for Low-Risk Investing with the Browne Plan
The simplest way to invest is a Browne Plan. It promises steady capital growth with minimal downside risk, requires no management beyond an annual portfolio review, and frees you from having to make any decisions about what’s happening in the markets. [Read more…]
Explosion waiting to happen
November 23, 2013 By
Stable ranging is an explosion waiting to happen
Here are a few highlights of the abundant practical advice on technical analysis he gives in his book…
This article continues on from the first article: Keys to Improving Your Investment Profits
Trends: Correctly judging these – the ones to ride with, and the ones that suggest they are reversing direction – is of major importance. Consistency is one of the key characteristics to look for, and one of the most reliable indications that values will continue trending in the same direction. [Read more…]
Keys to Improving Your Investment Profits
November 14, 2013 By
Crowd Money: A Practical Guide to Macro Behavioural Technical Analysis* is, in my opinion, the best new book on investing to be written for many years. [Read more…]
High-Risk Products
October 27, 2013 By
Banks Love to Sell These High-Risk Products By Michael Zuber
A longstanding reader of On Target recently received an investment promotion from the private client wealth management branch of one of the world’s largest, best-known and most prestigious banks. It offered a mouth-watering annual yield of 18 per cent. [Read more…]
