LONDON — Before I decide whether to buy a company’s shares, I always like to look at two core financial ratios — return on equity ......
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June 27 - News - Comments
LONDON — With interest rates being at historic lows, stocks such as GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) have offered a remedy for income-seeking investors......
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June 20 - News - Comments
LONDON — Successful investors use a disciplined approach to picking stocks, and checklists can be a great way to make sure you’ve covered......
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June 14 - News - Comments
LONDON — I use a market statistics to identify shares for further research. Whatever the market conditions, stock-picking software will always identify......
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April 30 - News - Comments
LONDON — Pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) was in the headlines at the weekend after the Telegraph anonymously quoted a top......
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April 23 - News - Comments
LONDON — It’s little more than a month since the FTSE 100 set a new five-year record of 6,534 points on March 12. Yet after a few weeks of......
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April 19 - News - Comments
LONDON — After offering my pick of our telecom companies last week, today I’m turning my attention to the FTSE 100 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology......
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April 12 - News - Comments
LONDON — The FTSE 100 (INDEXFTSE:UKX) has slumped 1.2% to 6,269 points as of 8 a.m. EDT. The big fear last night was for weak U.S. jobs news,......
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April 5 - News - Comments
LONDON — I have recently been evaluating the investment cases for a multitude of FTSE 100 companies. Although Britain’s premier index has......
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April 2 - News - Comments
LONDON — If you’re interested in building a profitable, diversified portfolio, then you will often need to compare similar companies when......
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March 31 - News - Comments
LONDON — It’s easy to look back on the past month and pick the biggest risers. But it’s a bit harder to decide which ones might have......
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March 28 - News - Comments
LONDON — Two scientists in white lab coats stare into a microscope. The picture on the front of AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN)‘s website......
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March 26 - News - Comments
LONDON — There are things to love and loathe about most companies. Today, I’m going to tell you about three things to love about FTSE 100......
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March 18 - News - Comments
LONDON — You have only a few weeks to use your ISA allowance before the April 5 deadline, so don’t fluff this great tax-saving opportunity......
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March 15 - News - Comments
LONDON — So far this year, the pound has fallen more than 7% against the dollar, and it’s now trading at its lowest level since July 2010.......
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March 6 - News - Comments