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F is for Futures

Story by: Nick Rice, Investment Adviser

Investing in futures sounds like another cheesy political initiative to ease the concerns of our long-suffering citizens. In fact, it is one of the nemeses of the financial markets.

• Time published: 11:02
• Date published: 02.06.2008
• Published in: Investments

Investing for value

Benjamin Graham is regarded by many as the father of value investing. He introduced the concept of buying shares that appear undervalued through in-depth analysis of companies. He believed companies that trade below their intrinsic value should offer a “margin of safety”, an idea first introduced in Security Analysis a book he co-authored.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

The three options for the Bank of England

Inflation has become the new fear in the financial markets, overtaking the credit crunch as the macro-economic dynamic that investors appear to be most concerned about. It is not difficult to see why.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

Food for thought on inflation

Could rising food prices tip the UK into a recession?

• Date published: 02.06.2008

The dangers of getting all heated up

Investors should be wary of highly specialised funds as hot funds can be dangerous

• Date published: 02.06.2008

Surefire way to target investors

With record redemptions over recent months, the fund management industry is desperate to coax back investors.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

Walking it off... six months later

Everyone has regretted something they said the night before, but Angus Duncan, head of distribution at Smith & Williamson Investment Management is still feeling the pain six months on.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

Sex and the City in the here and now

“The Sex and the City generation is living for today and shirking financial responsibility,” according to the latest massive generalisation (sorry, report) from Friends Provident.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

On track for savings with stray cat

Many Japan managers will tell you the region cannot be understood by taking macro calls.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

Time to grow up

One of the first and most valuable lessons a child learns is actions have consequences. If they put themselves in danger they may get hurt, or if they deliberately misbehave they must expect to be punished.

• Date published: 02.06.2008

Spotting quality wine

Last time, I used this space to thrash out a rough guide to understanding the system the French use to classify wines. To my dismay, French wine grades turned out to be so Byzantine in their complexity that not even a mammoth 450 words proved to be enough to cover the subject adequately.

• Date published: 02.06.2008