If you didn’t overweight technology, you had little chance of beating the market

Giving investment tips to investors without knowing their circumstances is ‘reckless’

It is concerning that over 50% of private equity funding is going to unprofitable firms

Further US and tech sector outperformance can continue ‘well into 2020’

Studies find most of us want to think well of ourselves while simultaneously doing well for ourselves

Reviewing predictions in a year’s time will help investors learn from mistakes

A year of big gains feels out of the ordinary but is actually quite common

Some of the best performing stock of the last decade was unknown entities

The best forecasts are characterised by humility rather than certainty

Apple, Google and other tech companies had spectacular returns in the past year

Saudi restrictions on short selling may help keep prices afloat for now

The former Federal Reserve chairman who died last week was a true public servant

This year was an excellent one for stock markets despite much fretting last Christmas

Suspending these loans will cost the GPIF about $125 million a year

This historical anomaly has persisted over the last five decades

If you want to swerve in and nab investment opportunities, watch how car drivers behave

US president playing risky game by using bull market as presidential rating tool

Stocktake: Fall in early December may have signified end of unsustainable euphoria

Lack of common approach makes it difficult for investors looking for ESG funds

Stocktake: Investors’ political leanings are distorting people’s view of the US market

Is buying at all-time highs a good idea, and has the Santa Claus rally come early?

Saudi royal family’s ownership of oil firm could become problematic for investors

Epic fall for world’s best-performing stock, and why humble CEOs are a smart bet

The high failure rate in mergers and acquisitions has been known for 40 years

‘Easy part’ of rally is over, but stocks still retain potential to maintain rising profile

Wall Street is increasingly preparing for the prospect of a Warren presidency

Impact of tariffs has fallen largely on the US

Even Warren Buffett is guilty of home bias – he’s written it into his will

Global bull market may be under way, and why more rate cuts might not be good for Trump

New paper shows link between stock market success and presidential elections

Why things are looking up for global stock markets; and SoftBank backs WeWork

Overblown valuations mean that a ‘great public market reckoning’ may be under way

But is yet another decade of underperformance for UK stocks really that likely?

Mike Ashley, who owns 62% of Sports Direct, pays little heed to shareholder rebellions

‘Elizabeth Warren correction’ hits markets, and earnings season likely to be uninspiring

Basic errors, encouraged by sensational media headlines, continue to distort market prices

‘Recession risk is real’, says Deutsche Bank’s Torsten Slok

Extroverts can be more prone to overconfidence and cause poorer financial performance

Practice has returned $5tn to shareholders since 2009 but opinion split on its merits

Opinion is divided over whether indexing poses a huge threat or adds to stability

Stocktake: ‘Dinosaur’ Mike Ashley; Fed ‘boneheads’; Hurricane Dorian hits investors

Stock markets are increasingly concerned about the US president’s online outbursts

Ugly sentiment suggests stocks have bottomed

Hundreds of US’s biggest public companies have shed their shareholder-first ideology

Corporate insiders are busy selling

Yield curve inversions’ reputation as a recession indicator is well deserved

More US recession indicators flashing red

Like poker players, investors should learn to think in terms of probabilities

UBS says don’t buy-the-dip

History suggests no market fashion or trend persists indefinitely

A Trump trade deal ahead of 2020 presidential election now unlikely, says Goldman Sachs

Forgetting bad investments can stop us learning from costly mistakes

Beyond Meat insiders cash in

Picking the handful of stocks that deliver the bulk of investor returns is seeking a needle in a haystack

Companies might be beating estimates but they are not increasing guidance

Survey suggests 45 per cent chance of global recession in next 12 months

Investors can only hope Trump fails in his latest attempt to bend the Fed to his will

Our present investing behaviour is very much shaped by our past

Some market jitters ahead would not be surprising

Concentrated portfolios are in theory more likely to outperform the market

Stocktake: Mega-cap stocks are driving global market gains

Ordinary investors are free to avoid the short-termism that plagues professionals

Like a binge-worthy drama, Netflix shows stocks move because of fear and greed

Recent indications show profitability is coming under pressure

A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages

Investors shouldn’t be surprised by Woodford’s fall from grace

Also, the Beyond Meat bubble and Woodford investors paying for underperformance

Investment strategists concerned by Trump’s unpredictable trade policy

Stocktake: If Trump thinks he can bully the Fed via risky policies, he might just do so

Funds in passive investment poised to eclipse active stock-picking for the first time

Club paying price for turning down chance to expand sample on which to judge Solskjaer

Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas said shares could fall to $10 in a worst-case scenario

Managers will look to capitalise on boost in 10-year returns when calendar falls in their favour

Fund managers are cautious but not gloomy while volatility spike augurs well for stocks

A multitude of inbuilt unconscious biases undermine investors’ decision-making

Stocktake: Fear index on track to record biggest monthly increase since last October

Current flotation market resembles manic dotcom era

‘If you believe that there are no games played with pricing ... think again’

‘Managers running at least two funds did much worse than managers running one’

The overall picture suggests investors, burned badly in late 2018, still guarded

Leading oil and gas companies have a lot to fear from eventual introduction of a carbon tax

Many investors, sceptical of US rally, have kept piles of money on the sidelines

Analysts are often overworked, overconfident and poor at spotting lies

Stocks are on the cusp of all-time highs and at the upper end of their five-year range

US bond market recently gave off a classic signal of a coming recession. Should investors be spooked?

Data suggests investors shouldn’t be wary simply because stocks have been strong

Research shows investors should also be wary of firms headed by egotistical chiefs

Stephen Moore described as lacking ‘intellectual gravitas’ for the role

Practice has yielded handsome returns in the past but failed to bear fruit in recent years

Fed’s rate hike U-turn surprises investors; Woodford claims ‘spectacular’ returns on way

Fund managers become risk-seekers following losing streaks, study finds

Short bets against sterling now at highest level since December

It’s hard to disagree with old cliché that time in the market is more important than timing the market

President has linked recent gains to progress on trade talks with China

Studies show analysts can be influenced by number of factors including political views and gender