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It has long been a vital tool in helping investors to value shares but price-to-book value (PBV) has fallen out of favour in recent years. For most of the past decade investors have been drawn to growth stocks because ...

Portfolio construction has an important part to play in the investment world, but receives very little attention. It’s a shame because it can make a huge difference to long-term performance as well as reduce stress to ...

Dividends are rewards paid by companies to their shareholders, typically in cash or sometimes as shares. These payments tend to be distributed twice a year for individual company shares. Many investment funds and ...

When companies report their financial figures, often the final figure they want you to see is not the one that simply represents all of their incomings minus their outgoings. A growing number of firms think if you ...

Funds are obliged by the regulator to display their ongoing charges figure (OCF) to give investors a clear picture of the total costs they will pay for buying, selling and holding units in a fund. The lion’s share ...

When you are thinking of potential gifts for someone, chocolates or a good book are more likely to be at the top of your list rather than shares, although the latter is possible. Everyone has an annual gift allowance ...

Relative newcomers to investing may be confused by the fact share prices can move between days, apparently without any trading taking place. Even more experienced investors often grumble darkly about these moves and ...

While potential investors are often focused on what they should invest in, they can overlook a vital aspect: how do I actually buy a share? Anyone looking to make their own investment should open a dealing ...

Every so often a piece of economic data comes along which causes stock markets to have a major wobble. Among economic releases, by far the most widely anticipated are the US non-farm payrolls and the US manufacturing ...

The risk of loss is a reality for all investors so using a stop loss to sell shares if they fall to a certain price sounds like an ideal solution, but the reality can be different. Stop losses send an alert to a ...