FEMALE CEO’S: The number of female investors is growing faster than men. They invest differently, and often do better. The same is true for female CEO’s. The percentage of large...

SIGNS OF LIFE: ‘Re-opening’ stocks should accelerate. Attention focused on car rental this week, as Avis (CAR) share price doubled after strong results. But all should benefit as...

STARS RE-ALIGNING: Small caps are recovering after going nowhere for six months. They are very exposed to the virus-driven economic rebound, and valuations are at decade lows....

BOND OR EQUITY INVESTORS? Bond investors are expecting high levels of volatility. Equity investors see little volatility (see chart) and lower tail-risks. Bond investors expect...

Investors have a bird’s-eye view of the driverless revolution happening before their eyes Recently, Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, announced that...

DUTCH DELIVERANCE: Holland (EWN, AEX) is the best performing major market this year (see chart), 10pp more than the 2nd performer. On the face of it the driver is clear. Dominant...

SO FAR: We are halfway through US Q3 earnings and it's been all about ‘TIM’: Tech, international, and margins. Cyclicals have led, but ‘tech’ has been very strong, and every...

NOW WHAT: Q3 earnings have reminded so-far that growth is strong and companies offsetting cost pressures. The ‘wall of worry’ has eased, from China property to US tax rises. New...

ASIAN GAP: It’s not just the US hitting new highs. India (INDA) is 2nd best performing market this year (+30%), on lower covid and re-allocations from China. Asian peer China...

STAGFLATION: Markets are obsessed with ‘stagflation’, the toxic combo of higher inflation and lower growth. It’s Google searches are four times average. This would hurt valuations...