Episode notes In this week’s episode Allan shares a resource to turbo-charge your company research, an article that provides a bit of perspective on investing in the first quarter of the 21st century, and a fascinating podcast on the mining…
Review of”How To Read The Financial Pages” by Michael Brett
A great deal of the financial press, and the corporate announcements and press releases made available for investors, can be impenetrable if you don’t understand what you are reading, watching, or listening to. The business world is full of strange…
Jargon busting and business failures
Episode notes In this week’s episode Allan shares a useful little directory, an article on cyber security, and a podcast charting the rise and fall of a former high street stalwart. Allan’s update Since it has been a quiet week…
Foolish investing
Episode notes In this week’s podcast Allan shares a resource that should be on every investor’s radar. He also recommends a great article about company analysis and a podcast that taught him all about Spacs. Allan’s update In his search…
A podcast refresh
Episode notes This week Allan introduces a new format for the podcast. Allan’s update A takeover offer has left Allan’s portfolio looking pretty good, but he still manages to find the downside. Resource of the week This week Allan recommends…
Company presentations, webinars, and Zoom calls
Episode notes Thanks to modern technology it is easier than ever for companies to interact with their shareholders. Some managers are super keen and it sometimes feels like they are never off the airwaves. Others or a touch more shy,…
Understanding annual reports and where to find them
Episode notes Following last week’s discussion of RNS announcements, this week Allan takes a brief look at annual reports. Every company has to produce them, and they are often large, fairly daunting offerings. Allan asks what they are, where they…
RNS announcements – what they are and where to get them
Episode notes Most sources of news offer something for every kind of investor. Reading The Investors Chronicle is worthwhile for fund investors, ETF investors, day traders, and simply the market curious. But if you are primarily focussed on buying and…
How to read the financial pages
Episode notes While it is important to find the most appropriate sources of news and current affairs, you will still be wasting your time if you barely understand what you read, watch, or listen to. In this week’s podcast Allan…
Why I love MONEYWEEK magazine
Episode notes Allan continues his discussion of sources of news and current affairs of use to the small investor. This week’s topic is the magazine MONEYWEEK. Spoiler alert: he is a big fan. To find out more about the magazine…