Money & Markets
Personal finance and investing in plain English
Oil and Gas Small-Caps: How They Really Work
Junior oil and gas companies offer genuine asymmetry. One drill result can move a share price fifty per cent. Here…
Market participants: who really moves share prices
Market participants explained in plain English: who trades shares, why size matters, and how brokers, funds and market makers affect…
Small-cap scaling: what investors need to watch
Small-cap scaling explained in plain English: how growth tests cash, management, culture and investor patience when a company gets bigger.
City Analysts: What UK Investors Need to Know
A plain English guide to city analysts, what their research notes mean, why ratings can move shares, and how private…
Secondary Market: A Plain English Guide
A plain English guide to the secondary market, where existing shares and bonds change hands after first issue, and why…
What Is a P/E Ratio? A Plain English Guide
A plain English guide to the P/E ratio, showing what price-to-earnings means, when it helps investors, and when it can…
How to read mining exploration results
Mining exploration results can look impressive. Learn how grade, width, resource class and feasibility work before trusting the headline.
How Financial PR Shapes Company News
Financial PR shapes how company news reaches private investors. The facts still matter, but the order, wording and timing can…
What is the primary market?
Every time a company floats on the stock market, something important happens that most private investors never think much about.…
Build It or Sell It: Two Paths for a Small-Cap Company
A small-cap company with a promising asset usually faces one hard choice: build the business itself, sell the asset, or…