The model portfolio is filling up nicely (12 out of 20 slots taken) and now it's time to buy another company. I've scoured the market for … [Read more...]
BAE Systems – It’s Time to Get Defensive
BAE Systems, the giant defence contractor, is another high quality company with a sustainable income that’s very likely to keep growing … [Read more...]
How to Find the Right Kind of Growth
Microsoft style growth When I talk to people who 'dabble' in the stock market, one of the things that almost always comes up is growth. … [Read more...]
Building an Income to Retire On
Remember the mantra from last time – income first, capital growth second, invest for the long term. With shares, income means dividends and … [Read more...]
Are Your Shares as Safe as Houses?
Generally there are two ways that people invest for their retirement. The first is in the stock and bond markets and the second is in … [Read more...]
AstraZeneca versus the FTSE 100 – Which is better?
If you’re going to be a stock picker then one of your goals has to be to beat the market. It must be, otherwise why would you bother with … [Read more...]
Are you a good investment manager?
Investors usually go down the stock picking route because they think they can outperform both the 'market' (typically the FTSE 100) as well … [Read more...]
10 Beefy stocks to chew over
The companies in this month’s shortlist are sorted and selected based on their growth, both past and estimated future, as well as their … [Read more...]
Vodafone – From growth to value in 10 years
Paying too much for a company is never a good idea. 10 years ago Vodafone was a cool tech company that was going to grow to the moon and was … [Read more...]