A subscriber requested comparison of four variations of an “Ivy 5” asset class allocation strategy, as follows: Ivy 5 EW: Assign equal weight (EW), meaning 20%, to each of the five positions and rebalance annually. Ivy 5 EW + SMA10: Same as…
Sixteen million people in the UK have no contents insurance and have little in savings to replace items.
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Mining and oil stocks have weighed on the FTSE 100 after copper prices fell and an International Energy Agency cut to oil demand forecasts hit Brent …
In equities, miners were dominating the decliners on London’s FTSE 100 Index. NMC Health was 3.4% lower followed by Glencore, Anglo American, …
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 34 points or 0.47 percent at 7,379 in late opening deals after closing marginally lower on Tuesday. Miners Anglo …
Only 10 per cent of FTSE 100 firms are providing meaningful commentary on the stability of their workforce, according to research highlighting pension …
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People’s pay continues to lag inflation in the UK, while unemployment remains at a 42-year low.
What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.4% to 7,383.17. The basic materials, gas sectors and financial sectors fell by the most. But the …
The UK’s top share index FTSE 100 .FTSE declined 0.4 percent and Germany’s export oriented DAX .GDAXI index fell 0.6 percent, weighed down by a …
FTSE 100 credit checking firm Experian got a boost from the massive Equifax hack. Share. Lynsey Barber. I’m City A.M.’s award-winning technology …
The FTSE 100 drops to a six-week low, weighed down by falls in major mining and oil stocks.
So far there is little end in sight for the pullback, with the FTSE 100 testing the water below the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) for the first time …
The UK’s main share index has dropped in early trading, weighed down by falls in major mining and oil stocks. The FTSE 100 has fallen below 7,400 …
The European planemaker sells 430 aircraft worth $49.5bn to US private equity firm Indigo Partners.
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In August I decided not to add pawnbroking and lending group Hamp;T to the SIF portfolio. My reasoning was that it didn’t add much useful diversification. That may have been true. On the other hand, Hamp;T might have added some much-needed profit to the portfolio!
As often happens when I override my screening results, Hamp;T shares have risen since the end of August, thanks to strong trading and upgraded full-year guidance. So my mission this week is to make a final decision on this stock. Does it still offer the kind of value and growth potential I’m looking for?
A dividend debate
Before we look at Hamp;T, I’m going to take a quick diversion into my stock selection rules. I often think about how I might improve the screening rules I use to select stocks. And readers sometimes contribute suggestions too, for which I’m always grateful.
I generally prefer to invest in dividend-paying companies. I see dividends as a good discipline for management, and a useful indicator of profit and cash generation. But I’m well aware that many investors do well by focusing on capital gains and total returns, without worrying about yield.
I recently wondered…
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After marking time yesterday, the FTSE 100 was seen to be in danger of subsiding below 7,400 this morning, despite a weakening pound.
This suggests that it is cheap – particularly at a time when the FTSE 100 is close to an all-time high. Therefore, it would not be a surprise to me if the …
The FTSE 100 ended the previous session little changed, shedding 0.76 points to close 0.01 percent later at 7,414.42, with a drop in blue-chip miners …
