Analyst says last year bore most resemblance to 1995, another year of extraordinary gains

Warning that midterm elections represent ‘historic tipping point’ all too plausible

Growing chorus of experts argue that value stocks will lead markets in coming years

Markets will continue to obsess over Fed policy in coming months

US markets ‘have not been this overvalued since the dotcom bubble’

There have been as many yearly returns above 40% as returns in the 8%-12% range

Amid fears the Fed may be about to get hawkish, there has been a dash to cash

History suggests odds stocks will rise in 202 are no different from any other year

Michael Steinhardt surrendered 180 stolen antiquities worth estimated $70m

Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Facebook account for quarter of index

After spectacular growth in 2021, many experts are braced for a significant fall

Only 13% of active US funds outperform, resulting in huge losses to investors

Buying in the hope of choosing an outperformer really is a low-probability bet

Stocks have hit new all-time highs in every month so far this year

Investors will be offside if Omicron does prove to be a game-changer

Searching for the next generation of market leaders is a fool’s game

S&P 500 stocks skyrocketing to valuations not seen since dotcom bubble

With US stocks trading higher than international markets, can it last?

Turkish lira lost as much as 15% against the dollar last Tuesday

After a successful period, the next decade may see US investors with subdued returns

Equity allocations are at their highest level since June

It took Tesla 10 years to hit $100 billion but Rivian managed it in three days

New research suggests it’s not the young and inexperienced who perform worst

When we own something, it distorts our perceptions – and that puts us at risk

The earnings rebound has been the ‘easy part’, and things may get trickier from here

If you’re buying Tesla for the long term finding a story to justify today’s values will require a ‘real stretch’

The bull market is clearly alive and well

Recent momentum augurs well for stocks as ‘strength is a bull’s best friend’

An infamous book published during the dotcom bubble got it wrong – and right

Deutsche Bank report says concerns are rational as companies are ‘massive polluters’

Membership is governed by strict rules but index providers also have some discretion

Do stories matter? Research indicates that they do – and can inflate the price of product

Stocks have had quite the run but cool-off period is expected, says Bespoke Investment

Bubbles result in investment opportunities in capital-starved areas of market

The electric car-maker is now worth more than the combined valuation of its top five competitors

The next six months have historically proven lucrative, research shows

Global growth expectations have plummeted to lowest level since March 2020

Federal Reserve chief has made plenty of headlines over the sale of a Vanguard fund

Government’s planned ‘gradual’ introduction of system is not good enough

Finest fund managers can be expected to be below par 40-60% of time

Stocks fell last month but investors remain in buy-the-dip mode

First US earnings season in recovery overshadowed by clear risk

There has never been a period of such sustained outperformance

‘Freak out’ is when investor sells almost all equity assets over a month, study says

Investors fearful, but not reaching extreme levels seen near market bottoms, indexes suggest

Total of 412 of S&P 500’s constituents up this year despite September’s sell-off

Chinese stock market has lost a third of its value since peaking earlier this year

Stocktake: Forecasts made after holidays are more accurate than those issued beforehand

Stocktake: September was difficult for stocks but investors cannot complain

Stocktake: If rates go up, says Barclays, stocks become less attractive relative to bonds

Stocktake: The discount is now wider than that seen at the height of the dotcom bubble

‘I put $10,000 into Amazon in 1997. I sold it in 1997,’ goes one memorable example

‘Not all animals are created equal’ – the losers and beneficiaries aren’t always obvious

Revised metric suggests past two decades have been a ‘typical investment period’

Slowdown in business sentiment ‘represents downside risk’ for broader indices

Shareholder reservations over Michael Murray’s bonus are unlikely to carry weight

Bank of America predicts equities will end some 12% below current levels

Is it time for some seasonal slippage with S&P up seven months in a row?

Topdown Charts’ Callum Thomas points to trading in bullish leveraged ETFs

Anyone who bought at 2000’s peak has earned annualised nominal returns of 5.1%

Market volatility non-existent amid recurring new highs

US has earned gains while emerging markets may be extended, one analysis suggests

It is best for firms in a corrupt country to pay bribes to a limited extent – study

Less knowledgeable investors were also more likely to buy stocks on margin

Market reactions to geopolitical unrest can be counter-intuitive

Marshall Wace recently warned US-listed Chinese firms may be ‘uninvestable’

Since July 2020, corporate profit margins are expected to fall

Recovery time from big one-day drops in 2021 is shortest on record

Key index looks less pricey when you exclude the top 10 stocks

Investors are underestimating the climate threat, according to a recent survey

Economics author Daniel Kahneman has found advisers vary wildly in their counsel

Stocktake: Worst-ever market debut for IPO of its size made suprising comeback

Stocktake: The danger is that sentiment gets too bullish

Compound interest makes good on 22-year wait for Pfizer investors

Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Facebook combined value at nearly $10 trillion

China flexing its regulatory muscles for some time, particularly in the tech sector

In Ireland, it’s common for disclaimers to state past performance ‘not a reliable guide’

There’s nothing noble about the free trading app’s business model

‘Always expecting the market to collapse is a loss-making strategy’

Delta variant fears cause heavy stock and commodity prices to fall

To date in the financial year, 85% of S&P 500 companies have topped earnings targets

Presumption of higher prices as index-tracking funds buy stocks may be wrong

Breadth was also weak in 2018, resulting in a 20 per cent correction later that year

Sector’s price-sales ratio has been driven to levels not seen since the 2000 dotcom bubble

A strong link has been found between retail investor interest and ‘opportunistic’ insider trading

Yes, the news looks good, but there are two caveats worth keeping in mind

Too early to say if stock exchange will take off but potential for growth is there

Unprecedented run for US stocks likely to followed by shorter periods of dominance

Patience may be virtue after growth stocks outperform value by most in 20 years in June

Risk lies in ‘momentum strategies focused on market’s bubble leadership’

Covid concerns have retreated but slower reopenings mean investors may be watchful

Study across 24 countries shows huge gap between client and adviser expectations

Investors will hope the rally broadens out again, as a narrow market is not healthy

The ECB and Bank of Japan, unlike the Fed, are not under pressure to communicate tighter policy

Gotrade promises investment ‘without borders, barriers or minimums’

It’s very difficult to find the handful of super-stocks that drive overall returns