Stocks

For many investors, the main point of stock picking is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But the risk of stock picking is that you will likely buy under-performing companies. Unfortunately, that's been the case for longer term Lancashire Holdings Limited (LON:LRE) …

To find a multi-bagger stock, what are the underlying trends we should look for in a business? One common approach is to try and find a company with returns on capital employed (ROCE) that are increasing, in conjunction with a growing amount of capital …

The main aim of stock picking is to find the market-beating stocks. But every investor is virtually certain to have both over-performing and under-performing stocks. At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in Forterra plc (LON:FORT), since the last five years …

Investors can approximate the average market return by buying an index fund. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. Investors in Telecom Plus Plc (LON:TEP) have tasted that bitter downside in the last year, as the …

As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But the risk of stock picking is that you will likely buy under-performing companies. We regret to report that long term Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX:CLW) shareholders have …

Generally speaking long term investing is the way to go. But that doesn't mean long term investors can avoid big losses. For example the Bega Cheese Limited (ASX:BGA) share price dropped 61% over five years. That is extremely sub-optimal, to say the least. And …

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited's (ASX:HVN) dividend is being reduced from last year's payment covering the same period to A$0.12 on the 13th of November. This means the annual payment is 6.5% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry. …