While the French CAC 40 Index fell by 0.3 percent, the German DAX Index dipped by 0.3 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index edged down by 0.2 percent. In the bond market, treasuries are showing a lack of direction ahead of the long holiday weekend. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year …
It’s been a good year for the SIF portfolio, which has delivered a one-year gain of almost 28%, beating the FTSE All-Share benchmark (+8%) by about 20%.
The portfolio now has an annualised gain (excluding dividends) of about 21% since its inception in April 2016. I’m quite happy with this.
Although many of you will have done better than this in 2017 (notably small cap editor Paul Scott), it’s worth remembering that the SIF portfolio is largely mechanical. It requires very little in the way of research or analysis, and could be easily managed in less than an hour each week.
Hits and misses from 2017Highlights from the last year include several stocks which delivered total returns of around 50% in nine months or less:
January: Giftware group IG Design (+49.5%)March: Audio-visual production firm Avesco was taken over (+132%)May: Bangladeshi pharma group Beximco Pharmaceuticals (+69.7%)July: Small-cap fund manager Miton Group (+46.3%)October: Russian bank TCS Holding (+55%)November: Construction and services firm Morgan Sindall (+59%)December: Industrial thread manufacturer Coats Group (+53.5%)There were also a few misses, but…
The FTSE 100 has finished the day lower, having nudged a record high this morning. The bluechip index closed 0.15% lower, at 7,592.66 points. Earlier in the day, it had risen to a record 7,611.75 points, up from yesterday’s closing high of 7,609.69. Before that, the last time it set a record was June, when …
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In Britain the FTSE 100 slid 0.1 percent. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slid 0.7 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 0.7 percent and the Kospi in South Korea climbed 0.4 percent. ————. AP Markets Writer Marley Jay can be reached at http://twitter.com/MarleyJayAP His work can be found at …
While the French CAC 40 Index has dipped by 0.3%, the German DAX Index and the UK’s FTSE 100 Index are both down by 0.2%. In the bond market, treasuries are showing a lack of direction ahead of the long holiday weekend. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves …
CURRENCIES: The dollar inched up to 113.38 yen from 113.35 yen. The euro rose to $1.1850 from $1.1873. OVERSEAS: The DAX in Germany fell 0.3 percent and the French CAC 40 lost 0.4 percent. In Britain the FTSE 100 slid 0.1 percent. Spain’s IBEX fell 1 percent after a group of pro-independence …
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated by more than initially estimated in the month of December, according to a report released by the University of Michigan on Friday.
The report said the consumer sentiment index for December was downwardly re…
The FTSE 100 has gained about 450 points so far this year. The FTSE 250 has been more energetic, rising by more than 2,000 points as investors regained confidence in the economy. But overall, investors’ gains will probably be more modest this year than last, when the Brexit-induced drop in the …
When I’m asked which dividend stocks I like best for the long term, I’ll typically choose FTSE 100 ones. But it’s the end of the year, and that’s always a good time to take an different look, so here are three alternatives that I think could be very good payers in the years to come.
As steelworkers face a big pensions decision, an MP warns over a lack of flexibility in the system.
New home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly showed a substantial increase in the month of November, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday.
The Commerce Department said new home sales surged up by 17.5 percent to an annual ra…
U.S. New Home Sales Spike 17.5% In November
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index Downwardly Revised To 95.9 In December
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The FTSE 100 edged lower as the so-called “Santa rally” subsided in the final hours of trading before Christmas. Having notched up its 21st all-time high of the year on Thursday, the index closed down 11.32 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 7,592.66. A 5 per cent rise last December meant the blue-chip index …
