Money & Markets
Personal finance and investing in plain English
Three small-cap investing philosophies that still matter
Lynch, Royce and early Buffett show three small-cap investing philosophies: understandable growth, quality value and neglected assets for research.
Pete and the tree shake: a market maker’s day in plain English
Tree shakes can make small-cap price moves look more meaningful than they are. Learn how to read the screen without…
VCTs, EIS and factor-based investing: the tax-efficient and quantitative routes into small-cap exposure most investors overlook
Most investors who want small-cap exposure open a brokerage account and start picking stocks. A smaller group opts for an…
Gareth Hall, drip-fed exclusives, and the smaller-company PR underbelly
Not every "exclusive" you read in a tip sheet or trade publication arrived by accident. Some of them were placed…
CFDs and spread bets: what they are and why most beginners should steer clear
CFDs spread bets can magnify losses quickly. This plain-English guide explains the risks for UK beginners before trading. For UK…
Quality investing: Warren Buffett’s idea in plain English
Quality investing looks for durable businesses with pricing power and resilience. This guide explains the idea without turning it into…
Position sizing in small-caps: what a loss means in pounds
Understand small-cap position sizing with worked examples of portfolio losses, price gaps and shared risks. See why a planned exit…
Hostile takeover: how the headline battle is fought
When two PR teams fight over the same story in a hostile takeover, every headline is a move. Inside the…
Reinvesting dividends: how compounding actually works in practice
Most investors take dividends as cash. Reinvesting dividends through a DRIP compounds returns significantly over time. Here is how it…
Small-cap RNS warning signs: what changed since the last update?
Compare small-cap RNS updates for changed deadlines, missing figures and funding conditions. Learn what the evidence shows, and what it…