Stocks

Why Success Gurus Die in Debt

3 May 2025
Everyone you looked up to? They’re struggling—despite doing everything right. At last week’s Full Stack conference, I was asked how to succeed when you’re not qualified. But maybe that’s the wrong question. Because the most successful people I know weren’t qualified at all. They just refused to quit. Here’s what that really looks like.

The next pandemic no one wants to talk about. So, let’s talk about it.

2 May 2025
I’m not a doomsayer—but when a virus jumps from birds to cows to humans, I pay attention. H5N1 is now infecting mammals and has crossed into people. Governments are already stockpiling vaccines. In this piece, I break down the biotech companies preparing for what could become the next pandemic—and why a few under-the-radar stocks could soar if things escalate.

Why I gave up on stocks

7 April 2025
When the dotcom bubble burst, I lost everything. I could have given up. But instead, I decided to learn. Here's what I did, step by step to escape the stock market carnage and find a different path.

Are Trump’s Tariffs really such a bad idea?

6 April 2025
There is only one word obsessing the entire market: “tariffs”. And the fate of certain stocks told the tale of what the market thought about those tariffs. So, are tariffs really all that bad? It is a topic we’ll follow closely in the weeks and months ahead.

Mind the gap

17 March 2025
Banks were the best performing sector in the FTSE 100 over the past year, outpacing even tech. In my opinion, that was probably way overdone. 2025 may see them give that outperformance back, and possibly more. If history is a guide, they likely will.

Anatomy of a crash, part 2

4 March 2025
Yesterday, we took a look at a handful of historical stock market crashes, their similarities and differences. Today, we turn our attention to the present. Does the current market set-up suggest the risk of a crash is elevated?

Anatomy of a crash, part 1

3 March 2025
Stock market crashes, although rare, are a fact of investing life. They may be different in their specific causes, but they do share similar characteristics. Let’s take a look at a few and see if there are any indications whether another may be imminent.

Everything woke turns to…

2 March 2025
After the surge of Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election win, attitudes seemed to shift back towards the left. “Woke” was in, and so therefore was alternative energy. For any business that has one product can you blame it for wanting to diversify? But companies that successfully switch from one area of specialisation to another are few and far between.

Where did all the jobs go?

15 February 2025
Recent data revisions suggest the US economy is weaker than previously assumed. Yet it has been carrying the rest of the world. If government spending cuts tip the US into recession, global stock markets will be in for a rude shock. Fortunately, defensive investors have some options.