Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

When it comes to investing, I'm convinced it pays to buy and hold the best quality companies possible. I'm talking about some of the market's most respected names... but also quite a few that you...

When it comes to investing, I'm convinced it pays to buy and hold the best quality companies possible. These companies can compound investment returns at consistently above-average rates over the long...

Stockopedia’s ‘High Flyers’ are often the stock market superstars. These companies tend to be the ones that fund managers jostle and barter over. They are high quality, growing...

The Economist wrote in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash that the crisis had led to the largest number of dividend cuts and suspensions since the Great Depression of the 1930s.Income investors...

UK stocks paid out an eye-watering £100 billion in dividends last year, and the bulk of that cash came from the biggest and best known companies in the FTSE 100 - including Mondi...

The release of better than expected Chinese PMI data overnight has been sufficient to inject some renewed confidence into US equities. The threat of a global economic slump which we saw build last...

So said legendary stock trader Paul Tudor Jones. Investors would do well to heed his advice. Big losses are the death knell to a portfolio, and that’s why great investors focus on risk just as...

A strong dividend track record is one of the best ways a company can signal its quality as an investment to the market. Some of the best companies in the world have enviable histories of dividend...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The bulls have seen a remarkable resurgence in the past few sessions with the market jumping higher again in the early moves today. It is interesting that this rebound in the...

In a surprise development manufacturing activity in China stopped contracting in March, just about pushing back into positive territory and up to its highest levels since the end of Q3 last year, as...

One of America’s most trusted brands — Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) — has been on a downward slide for several years. Shares of the second biggest automaker have consistently produced...

Donald Trump is well-known for his Twitter habit. He loves to post tweets about almost anything that is on his mind, including the stock market, and has spent the better part of his presidency using...

Some of the very best UK-listed companies can be found on the FTSE 100. These companies have often been paying dividends for a very long time, making them prime candidates for a tax-efficient ISA...

Tesco (LON:TSCO) recently reported a 0.5% increase in Q3 group like-for-like sales - and, after a turbulent period for UK grocers, the question now for investors is whether or not Tesco's share price...