One of the most basic principles of investing is to invest when no-one likes a market.
Are investors falling out of love with equities? We all know about the so-called lost decade for equities investors who put money into the market in 2000, although that is a selective use of data.
Christmas will not start for me until Friday 23rd, mainly because in the middle of a recession with a million people out of work it seems a bit vulgar to start earlier.
‘We in the overindulgent, overspent West are living beyond our means. We must live less well or work harder.' So wrote The Times' columnist Matthew Parris back in September.
I do not know what was more surprising - that the FSA has effectively banned the sale of life settlement funds or the language it used in the announcement.
What are the attributes you look for in a fund manager or an asset management company? ‘Steady', ‘consistent', ‘predictable', ‘experienced', ‘disciplined', maybe even ‘boring' or ‘a few grey hairs' as well.