What a year. In spite of everything, the S&P 500 remains up around 7.5% in 2020 (excluding dividends). Imagine making that prediction back in mid-to-late March. Even after this incredible rally, I’m not sure the market is all together that expensive. I know that may sound strange, but forward earnings…

The Micro Portfolio has now notched up its first full quarter. I recently published an update on the American version over on The Compound Investor, and so it is time for one here too. As a brief re-cap, this whole thing is inspired by the rise in commission-free investing. I…

HSBC (HSBA) has struggled badly since it last featured on the site at the end of April. At the time, shares in the Asian banking giant changed hands for around 425 pence apiece. I thought that represented an okay long-term deal, but the market thinks not. The shares go for…

Hermès (RMS) does not get nearly as much attention as it deserves. A significant portion of readers probably recognise the French fashion giant’s name, but finding investment coverage is not that easy. This is odd for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it is a huge company. The €80B market-cap currently…

I figured I should provide an update on BP (BP) in light of recent results. The energy giant has continued to struggle since I last covered it back in June. At the time, its shares changed hands for around 320 pence apiece on the London Stock Exchange. They now go…