There is a huge body of academic work highlighting behavioural biases which consistently trip-up investors' supposedly rational thinking. In this article we look at seven big sins of investing, with some examples and insights on how to avoid them.A lot of the credit for these principles goes to Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky who collaborated in the 1960s to research apparent anomalies and contra

Stock prices in London were in the red on Monday midday, ahead of a slew of inflationary prints coming this week, including consumer prices from the UK on Wednesday.The FTSE 100 index was down 7.70 points, or 0.1%, at 8,245.95. The FTSE 250 was down 55.44 points, or 0.3%, at 20,709.49, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.74 points, or 0.1%, at 733.11.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.2% at 825.83, the Cboe

Stock prices rose on Monday morning in London despite reports of new restrictions on the UK gambling sector and disappointing data from China, ahead of US consumer inflation expectations.The FTSE 100 index opened up 5.62 points, or 0.1%, at 8,259.69. The FTSE 250 was up 8.14 points at 20,772.98, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.78 points, or 0.1%, at 734.63.The Cboe UK 100 was down slightly at 826.7

Recent years have been dire for shareholders in long-duration assets, with rising interest rates driving a de-rating of high-yielding alternatives trusts including infrastructure and real estate-focused funds to deep NAV (net asset value) discounts.But there is now potential for significant re-ratings across this space as central bank rates decline and the competition from cash and government bond

JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets(JARA) 74pMarket Cap: £154.4 millionIt has been a rough couple of years for shareholders in long-duration assets as rising interest rates have sent them to deep NAV (net asset value) discounts.With central banks signaling the end of the rate-hiking cycle and inflation heading back down, former headwinds are now set to turn into tailwinds.!function(){"use strict";wi

Stocks in London and Europe on Thursday failed to share in Wall Street?s Wednesday triumph, with easyJet and Sage dragging down the FTSE 100 despite a rally at BT.The FTSE 100 index was down 23.84 points, 0.3%, at 8,421.96. The FTSE 250 was down 13.91 points, 0.1%, at 20,761.72, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.98 of a point, 0.1%, at 792.59.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.2% at 841.60, the Cboe UK 250 w

EasyJet CFO Kenton Jarvis to become CEOJarvis joined EasyJet in February 2021Outgoing CEO Johan Lundgren to leave early 2025Shares in EasyJet (EZJ) were down more than 5% to 498p as investors reacted to the announcement that the low-budget airline's CEO Johan Lundgren is stepping down after seven years in the role.Kenton Jarvis, board member and chief financial officer will takeover from Lundgren

The FTSE 100 started poorly on Thursday, despite Wednesday?s record closes across the pond, as Sage Group and easyJet offset a boost from BT.The FTSE 100 index opened down 31.09 points, 0.4%, at 8,414.71. The FTSE 250 was up 34.30 points, 0.2%, at 20,809.93, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.2 of a point at 791.81.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.3% at 840.90, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.3% at 18,152.47, and

If we took a straw poll of readers and asked which country has the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, the chances are Saudi Arabia and Singapore would come high up the list if not at the top.In fact, the largest is Norway's Government Pension Fund Global which has a value of more than $1.6 trillion.When the country discovered large offshore oil fields at the end of the 1960s, the government de

Bumper special dividend on wayHigh gross margins and recurring revenuesHuge growth potential in USCar seller-turned-software-as-a-service firm Pinewood Technologies (PINE) has confirmed its plan to reward shareholders with a bumper capital return following the recent sale of its lower margin UK motor and leasing business to North American dealerships group Lithia (LAD:NYSE).As pledged last year, P

I am 59, earn £90,000 a year and have a small defined benefit pension that matures in five months. It will pay me £22,000 a year (or £114,000 in cash and £17,000 a year).I'm still working so don't need the income now. If I defer, they will add 4% to the value of my pension income for each year. However, I'm considering taking the pension and using that as an alternative to salary. I could then

I'm 63 and looking to start drawing down from my pension soon. I have read about rising gilt yields and uncertainty in the stock market in the news and I am wondering if this will likely have any impact on my pension, and whether it should mean any change to my investments? Should I be concerned?Malik, StockportTom Selby, AJ Bell Head of Retirement Policy, says:Let's tackle the main bit of jargon

Making money from the financial markets is never easy - if it were,then none of us would be working and there would be no productive assets or companies in which to invest - but clear patterns are developing as 2023 works its way toward its conclusion.In simple terms, 2023 is looking like a 'risk on' year, with technology stocks, Latin American equities, Indian equities and high-yield (or junk) bo

£1.5 billion share buyback confirmedJefferies estimates sales of $2.2 billion for Ball in 2023Deal is worth $4.7 billion, net of $750 million tax benefitsShares in BAE Systems (BA.) fell over 3% in morning trading to 967p after the defence firm said it was buying US spacecraft company Ball Aerospace.The share price decline could be due to investors' concerns over how defence giant BAE Systems is

Shares in pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (LLY:NYSE) have put in an outstanding performance over the last 12 months rising 71.4% to the $539 mark to become the world's largest drugmaker by market value.Much of the excitement around the stock has been driven by new treatments for two of the globe's biggest public health issues in obesity and Alzheimer's. The company announced results in July from a

The FTSE 100 kicked off the day in a muted fashion, though European peers surged on Thursday morning with markets optimistic ahead of a US inflation reading.It was a selection of stocks that went ex-dividend, which means new buyers would not qualify for the latest payout, that weighed on London's large-cap index.Shares in Spirax-Sarco Engineering and gambling firm Entain also fell.The FTSE 100 ind

I have a self-invested personal pension (SIPP) which is entirely invested in cash and which will transfer to my wife on my passing. My wife also has a SIPP invested 100% in cash.If a future government reintroduces the lifetime allowance, will any pension my wife inherits from me count towards her lifetime allowance? And assuming my wife passes away after me, can her SIPP be passed to our daughter

Revenue rises by 13% to £11 billionEBIT guidance raised by 200 bps to 6% to 8%New £1.5 billion share buyback programmeShares in BAE Systems (BA.), one of the world's leading defence firms, gained over 5% to 985p in early morning trading as the company reported a positive set of first half results lifted by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and a 'strong order intake.'Underlying earnings before inter

With official interest rates spiralling higher as the Bank of England grapples with inflation, yields across fixed income markets have also exploded higher. This provides investors with a chance to earn a decent rate of return.This article explains what gilts are, how they work, the potential returns on offer and different ways to buy them.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE BO

I have a couple of old defined benefit pensions from previous employers. These are deferred as I'm not yet at retirement age. I have noticed on my recent statements the cash equivalent transfer value has dropped significantly (although the payments in retirement remain). Can you please explain how the relationship between interest rates and gilt yields influences pension transfer values? On the ba