Dear Trading Diary: While timing certainly is not everything – as the popular saying goes – it is an essential element of a successful trading career. Not so much in investing as shares are usually bought with 100% cash and many investors can withstand a
January was a record-breaking month for shares (but not all) – just as was December, but in the opposite direction, of course. If you had taken a vacation in the winter sun in those two months you would have asked what all the fuss was
I came across this hilarious/frightening video of what happens when a mobile phone is taken away from a baby. Are babies born today tech-savvy with a smart phone attached to their little fingers? I hope not if only for the mothers’ sake. But surely it
I do not usually comment on political matters as this is outside of my remit – unless there is a clear market impact as there was on Thursday with the latest Brexit twist. Some cabinet ministers resigned over the plan and that hit sterling hard.
Are the wheels coming off the mad rush into the brave new world of high tech (with driverless vehicles, flying cars, drone deliveries of your groceries through your open window into your kitchen(!), 100% renewable energy globally, etc)? I see today that Branson’s Hyperloop One
The EUR/GBP cross is close to the heart of many UK residents who worry constantly about the tourist exchange rate, especially when a holiday on the Continent looms. Should I exchange now or wait for a possibly better rate? And where can I get the
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Cows herd. Antelope herd. Wildebeest herd. And we humans herd. Among certain species, herding has evolved because it offers many advantages in the continuation of these life forms over ‘lone wolf’ behaviour. Of course, wolves (and cats) do not herd in large numbers as
