Money & Markets
Personal finance and investing in plain English
Who actually profits from M&A — the advisers, lawyers and bankers behind every deal
Advisory fees on a major UK takeover can run to hundreds of millions. Here is who gets paid, how, and…
A balanced portfolio: putting it all together
After learning the building blocks of investing, here is how to combine them into a balanced portfolio you can build,…
Case studies — small-cap failures and what they teach us
Quindell and Conviviality are two of the most instructive small-cap collapses in recent UK market history. Here is what went…
When deals go bad — the post-merger reality nobody talks about at the announcement
The announcement is the high watermark. What follows — integration struggles, write-downs, and broken promises — rarely makes the same…
Taking profits: when to sell and how to decide
Selling is one of the hardest decisions in investing. A plain English guide to when to take profits on shares,…
How Games Workshop, Fever-Tree and YouGov became small-cap legends
Three UK small-caps that rewarded patience and conviction. What Games Workshop, Fever-Tree and YouGov share, and what every investor can…
What Citigroup found when it studied 30 years of director dealings
A Citigroup study found directors are skilled stock pickers in their own companies, but the signal has limits investors should…
Stop losses: how to use them and when
A stop loss automatically sells your shares when the price falls to a set level. Here is what they are,…
Small-cap red flags: the warning signs you should never ignore
The signals that experienced small-cap investors learn to recognise — from discount placings and management changes to audit qualifications and…
Risk consultants and corporate detectives — the eyes and ears hedge funds pay for
Hedge funds pay risk consultants and corporate detectives to build information advantages. Here is what they do, who they are,…