Companies have again (and continue to do so through August) been updating us on their recent performance. Share prices are reacting, as they always do, with bigger than expected moves both up and down based on the sales and profits growth reported. Are we due some difficult yet gutsy decision-making from the UK Index miners? Are UK…

While this guide is primarily designed to provide those new to investing with a helping heads-up, it is also meant to help you decide whether you are using the most appropriate product for your investment approach, allowing you to appraise your current experience and see if you might be able to improve things (success, costs,…

Most investors/traders do so on their own considering themselves immune to the typical mistakes repeatedly made by the vast majority. To help you avoid these pitfalls we look at some of the most common and costly mistakes to help you maximise your profits and trading lifetime.

The basics of financial trading can take just a few hours to master. It is time well spent – potentially serving you for a lifetime – but that’s not to say that the work stops there. There is more to learn every day in terms of honing your strategy. This report will introduce you to the…

UK Index mining stocks have fallen from grace of late with share prices posting losses over the past 5 years of up to 85% (in the case of Lonmin (LMI)) in the midst of dire conditions in the raw materials sphere. We’re wondering just how much further these stocks can fall before finding support. The situation in…

The UK banks are due to report again at the end of July. Among the most popular blue chip stocks thanks to their ‘high beta’ or tendency to move more than the UK 100 index, the banks are an integral part of the framework of economic growth which is now back on track.