19 March 2015 While quarterly financial updates provide much information about a company’s operational and financial performance, they are seldom written for the retail investor, rather for city analysts paid and experienced in deciphering the coded messages contained within and who have the opportunity to regularly question top-tier management. Based on the understanding that shares typically…
By Augustin Eden, Research Analyst We hear a lot of chat in the run up to a general election regarding the stock markets – ‘uncertainty’ this and ‘headwinds’ that. One thing’s for sure, analysts and journalists love the chance for a good old bit of bearish banter every 5 years when the politicians have it…
“Why buy shares online?” is a question asked ever more frequently by UK investors both young and old. While pages can be written on Bulls and Bears and Profits and Losses, below are a handful of simple reasons from tax to technology why you might want to consider it today. 1. Returns Everyone has heard…
When buying UK and Irish shares, nothing annoys investors more than stamp duty. The additional 0.5% tax in the UK and whopping 1.0% in Ireland make it even harder for a trade to be profitable and can make what looks like a bargain appear less so. Thankfully there are ways of avoiding stamp duty charges…
