Posted by Barry Norris
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the symbolic end of the Cold War. But it was an economic not a military victory; a realisation in the Soviet Union that communism could never bring the same economic advancement as capitalism.
Posted by Barry Norris
As a fund manager, I believe it is my fiduciary duty to maximize returns for my investors, within the specific fund risk framework and regulatory regime. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing involves excluding certain stocks from an investment universe based on a non-economic objection.
Posted by Barry Norris
If you had invested £1 in the FTSE All Share Index a decade ago you would currently have 64p of profit, including dividends. But that same £1 invested in the S&P500 - the most representative index of American stocks - over the same time would have made a profit of £3.38p (over 5 times your money).
Posted by Barry Norris
Investors all over the world should take note that the world’s most powerful and influential central bank, the US Federal Reserve, has in recent months changed its rhetoric from “higher for longer” interest rates and “vigilance” on inflation to accepting that rates have now “peaked”.
