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Monday Macro – global diversification away from the US is paying off YTD while stagflation slowdown risks increasing stateside
Plus, a deep dive into UK returns YTD, and why political uncertainty must have some impact
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David Stevenson
Links worth investing in : A special - Investing for the long term, the debate
Something a little different. We dig into a video debate between finance titans about what makes sense for investors over the long term
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David Stevenson

February 2025

Investment Ideas: short notes on trading costs, Georgia, a new S&P 500 ETF and the new Achilles fund
I'm still wary of Georgian politics but listed PE fund is firing on all cylidners. Plus why FX fees matter for share dealing
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David Stevenson
Monday Macro – More reasons to be cautious about the US, China Tech stocks on a roll, and gold ETFs
The amber warning signs are beginning to flash on the US economy
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David Stevenson
Links worth investing in: Buried pylon madness, cash ISA danger, a US China deal on the cards?
Weekend reading: another good set of results for Plus500, amazing London timelapse, definitive presentation on the gaming sector and house prices in the…
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David Stevenson
Investment Ideas: Eurozone equities
The old world is having its day in the sun at long last
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David Stevenson
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Monday Macro – The Mag7, YTD numbers and Inflation
Yield cross-overs and the Turkification
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Links worth investing in: Ageing and wealth, property cycles, Scam Inc
Further reading and listening for the weekend: pig butchering, why investment trust discounts aren’t that important and the Mtea share price surge
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David Stevenson
Monday Macro – stock markets broaden out gains, UK equity funds and its all about inflation
Stepping through the arguments for diversification out of the US into Europe. Plus why we all need to fear the inflation genie escaping its bottle
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David Stevenson
Links worth investing in: more Trump (!), DeepSeek’s military implications and Noisy London Pubs
Further reading for the weekend : investment trust discounts are really high, flu epidemics and US defense firms
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David Stevenson
Investment Ideas: Investment platform costs redux, and a UK property developer play
We dig into a little known IUK property developer that is compounding steady growth and seems a pure play on the UK economy
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Monday Macro – As goes January, so goes 25?! Tariffs and the Black Swan event no-one mentions
We spin through returns for January and debate the tariff crisis – why messy, wicked politics trips up populists ideas
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David Stevenson
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