Risks Aren’t Only for Equities
By Fisher Investments UK, The Spectator, 12/10/2018
In our experience, we find many investors approach choosing securities based on odd criteria—like perceptions of safety from risk.
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By Fisher Investments UK, The Spectator, 12/10/2018
In our experience, we find many investors approach choosing securities based on odd criteria—like perceptions of safety from risk.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, Citywire, 10/10/2018
A few weeks ago, online retailer Amazon became the second publicly traded firm to have a market capitalisation (or US dollar value of all shares) of $1 trillion.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, Citywire, 26/09/2018
In our regular survey of financial articles, we often see commentary describing equities as risky and fixed interest as “safe”—a trend we find disheartening.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, City A.M., 24/09/2018
Risk. Many financial commentators and industry professionals agree it is one of the most important considerations for any investor.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, Citywire, 12/09/2018
Economists consider productivity—the economy’s output per each hour worked—a key ingredient in rising living standards. In our regular survey of news media...
Read MoreBy Ken Fisher, Financial Times, 11/09/2018
Expected political deadlock would give stocks another boost.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, The Spectator, 03/09/2018
All summer, financial media and UK policymakers have been preoccupied with the possibility of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, in which the UK leaves the EU next year without a new trade deal in place.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, The Spectator, 01/09/2018
Here at Fisher Investments UK, we think that looking at the death cross has major flaws as a technical indicator and a poor history of predicting the future.
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, The Spectator, 24/08/2018
In our review of financial media, headlines tend to highlight areas of the market that are either doing very well…
Read MoreBy Fisher Investments UK, Citywire, 20/08/2018
A great body of scholarly research suggests asset allocation—the proportions of equities, fixed interest, cash and other securities in an investment portfolio—is a large determinant of an investor’s long-term returns.
Read MoreInvesting in financial markets involves the risk of loss and there is no guarantee that all or any capital invested will be repaid. Past performance neither guarantees nor reliably indicates future performance. The value of investments and the income from them will fluctuate with world financial markets and international currency exchange rates.