Henk Potts Weekly Market Update: Monday 23 January 2012

Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead.     This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]

Opportunity in volatility

Emotionally resilient investors can take advantage of an anxiety premium There can be a number of hidden gems available at very good prices There is perennial debate about whether stock selection improves investment performance over the long term, when compared to the low cost, and low effort approach of simply buying index products. At the [...]

Another year of living dangerously?

“Snakes!  Why does it always have to be snakes?!”  Indiana Jones No one would be surprised if the global stock market, having made a strong start to 2012, were to re-encounter its deepest fears at some stage. The three broad danger areas facing investment markets in late 2011 are all still out there. Namely: unresolved [...]

Henk Potts Weekly Market Update: Monday 16 January 2012

Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead.     This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]

Henk Potts Weekly Market Update: Tuesday 10 January 2012

Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead.     This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]

Henk Potts Weekly Market Update: Wednesday 4 January 2012

Henk Potts, Barclays Wealth Equity Strategist, appears regularly on Radio 4, CNBC, Bloomberg and other international media. Listen to his review of the past week in the markets and preview of the week ahead.     This broadcast is not a personal recommendation and you should consider whether you can rely upon any opinion or [...]

Risks aplenty, but opportunities too

“In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly; but westward, look, the land is bright!”  Arthur Hugh Clough As a torrid 2011 draws to a close, and investors look ahead nervously to 2012 and the next batch of emergency EU Summits, potential risks are much easier to spot than opportunities. To start at the top: [...]

Touching the void

”It’s not the despair. I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand…”                                                                                                                                     Clockwise The latest rally in stocks and peripheral bonds has been based (again) on hope that an EU summit would deliver meaningful progress on both a short-term sticking plaster for the euro area banking system, and the long-term solution [...]

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