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Is the EV market under threat already? Are these companies transitioning from ICE to EVs in danger, or is it just a case of adopting another energy source and cracking on?

Regular readers will be aware of my interest in the lithium and EV market trends. These trends are far from certain, so one needs to keep an eye on technology and other energy developments that could impact on these trends. In 2022 I have been quite bullish on several lithium mining Companies, as well as

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Elric Langton 29th July 2022

Small Company Champion: The Human Biome, a developing health frontier

During the three decades of investing, I have always tried to adapt to the changing landscape of the equity markets. This has included the use of investment funds, tip sheets as well as following economic commentators, but I have a passion for doing my own research – not to pit myself against anyone, but myself.

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Elric Langton 27th July 2022

Screening For My Next Long-Term Winner: Liontrust Asset Management (LSE: LIO)

Poor fund performances, sizeable client withdrawals and generally rough markets have left the shares of Liontrust Asset Management yielding 8%. Maynard Paton weighs up the fund manager’s pros and cons. Difficult market conditions have prompted yet another bout of ‘back to basics’ filtering. Introduced the other month to identify James Halstead, this screen short-lists companies

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Maynard Paton 27th July 2022

Weekly Market Commentary 25/07/22| SDI, RBGP, HOTC | The capital cycle

Bruce considers whether profit warnings in the insurance and adtech signal that too much capital has been chasing too few opportunities.  Sophisticated data models are no replacement for management turning cautious at the top of the cycle. Stocks covered SDI, RBGP and HOTC profit warning. The FTSE 100 recovered +1.6% last week to 7,276. Markets

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Bruce Packard 25th July 2022

The Trader: 5 Losing Trader Mistakes

Following on from my last article on trading biases, this week I’ll be running through some of the biggest losing trader mistakes. I’ve made several of these in the past and it’s good to be aware of these so you can check if you’re falling into the traps. 1. Not having an edge Not having

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Michael Taylor 22nd July 2022

Sanderson Design: What now?

The fabric and wallpaper business is cheap and has a profitable past. Richard considers whether recovery will lead to sustainable growth… I am looking into Sanderson Design because an investor I know rates it and because as a former investor in Colefax, a customer and a competitor of Sanderson, I know (a little) about the

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Richard Beddard 20th July 2022

Funds Focus: a new look for some new investing ideas

Welcome to the new look funds focus where we shine a spotlight on some of the most interesting, listed funds on the London market, be they actively managed investment trusts (and closed-end funds) or index tracking exchange traded funds (otherwise known as ETFs). In each article, I’m going to try and pull together four very

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David Stevenson 20th July 2022

Weekly Market Commentary 18/07/22| CKN, CRL, TM17| Brands warning on costs

Following the profit warnings from Fevertree and Creightons, Bruce questions the conventional wisdom that companies with strong brands do well in an inflationary environment.  Companies covered CKN, CRL, and TM17.  The FTSE 100 was down -1.6% last week to 7,082. The Nasdaq100 and S&P500 were down -2.95% and -2.8% respectively. The 2yr – 10yr yield

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Bruce Packard 18th July 2022

The Trader: Trading the markets is a daily psychological battle.

In this article, Michael looks at 8 trading biases and how to mitigate these. It’s comparable to a video game. You press certain buttons to make certain things happen because you want a certain result. The better you press the buttons, the higher your score. Only in this game, the score is not meaningless. It’s

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Michael Taylor 8th July 2022
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