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Is gut instinct a good way to make decisions? Sometimes, but rarely in financial markets

When profits and cash flow move in opposite directions it is generally time to worry

Trade wars tell us that globalisation is changing, and not necessarily to the UK’s advantage

A company’s shares are always worth more to a controlling investor than to the likes of you and me

Lowering the income portfolio’s yield threshold immediately produces some promising candidates – not least Henry Boot

Car dealers are lookers by name – at least one is – but not by appearance. Yet they may have hidden virtues

The way that stock market indices are calculated is distorting the notion of a good income stock

Special dividends are becoming common place. So here’s a rational way to assess their investment merits

Here’s a simple but effective way to spot a recession before it shows up in the official data

Fixed-interest stocks can be tempting, but their high yield is not all it seems