Stock Market Summary Wednesday 31st October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 09:56 AM

There will be no Stock Market Summary today.

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Choosing a good growth fund – 7 tips for fund picking success

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 @ 11:30 AM

In this fifth post of our six part series, I'll continue to take you through a simple tutorial that looks at choosing a good growth fund. When I take our clients through this process and show them what to look for in a potentially winning fund, they find tremendous value – and so I hope you do too.

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday 30th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 @ 10:18 AM

There will be no Stock Market Summary today.

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Aiming for market beating returns with your ISA and SIPP

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

ISACO have developed a method to help investors like you aim for market beating returns. You might ask why market beating returns are so important? The answer is simple, they help you to arrive at your financial goals faster.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday 27th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Oct 27, 2012 @ 11:21 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Friday 26th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Oct 26, 2012 @ 10:10 AM
 Yesterday's market action was neutral.

The Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.15% in heavy volume (Point A). Just like the previous day, with the gain being small and volume being inflated, it tells me that the bulls and bears are fighting it out for control of market direction and that we could be at a turning point. It was also good to see the Nasdaq find support for a third day in a row at its 200 day moving average (Point B).

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Is it possible to make 1 per cent per week from fund investing?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 25, 2012 @ 01:15 PM

The answer to the question in the headline is yes, it is possible to make this level of returns from fund investing.

Many people are shocked when they discover that some funds can help them return as much as 1 per cent per week. I know it’s possible because over a recent 8 week period my Stocks & Shares ISA account jumped by 11.5 per cent*.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday 25th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 25, 2012 @ 10:49 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday 24th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 @ 10:46 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Picking a good growth fund (investment tutorial part 4)

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

This is the fourth post of a six part series that looks at picking a good growth fund. When I take our clients through this tutorial and show them what to look for in a potentially winning fund, they find tremendous value – and so I hope you do too.

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday 23rd October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 @ 10:58 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Shadow Investing: My personal experience during recent falling markets

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

Back in February I outlined my own personal experience of Shadow Investing. In this post I want to tell you more about the performance I've achieved in falling markets too.

Over the last eleven years* the market has been in a sideways trend, which has resulted in the FTSE 100 making a cumulative loss of 15%. To make money over this period has been tough. However, by copying my brother Stephen’s trades over this time I’ve made a cumulative after tax gain of 27.1%.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday 20th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 @ 11:50 AM

Yesterday's market action was negative.

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Stock Market Summary Friday 19th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 @ 10:15 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Top 10 ‘personal development’ books – my top ten picks

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

This is the last in an eight part series that has looked at forty of my all time favourite books.

Over the last few weeks, we've covered books around stock market investing, investment psychology, increasing income and personal development. I hope you've found this series useful and a few of these books have made their way onto your reading list, I can wholeheartedly recommend them all.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday 18th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 11:01 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday 17th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Oct 17, 2012 @ 10:39 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Using Morningstar to pick a good fund (investment tutorial part 3)

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

If you're looking to boost the returns from your ISA and SIPP portfolio, you'll need to pick funds with real growth potential. 

In this series of posts I'm going to take you through a process that makes the most of the extensive fund database offered by Morningstar.  When I take our clients through the site and show them how to pick a good fund with real growth potential they find tremendous value – and so I hope you do too. 

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday 16th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 16, 2012 @ 10:05 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday 13th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Oct 13, 2012 @ 02:24 PM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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10 outstanding personal development books

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Oct 13, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

So far during this series we've looked at a range of books that are ideal for investors. These have included leading stock market investing and investment psychology books, as well as books that could help you increase your overall income.

In this post - and then the final blog of this series - we'll look at ten oustanding personal development books. This is a subject that's vital for those looking to take control of their future, and I can recommend them all.

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Stock Market Summary Friday 12th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 @ 10:27 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.08% in below average trade (Point A).

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How our clients gained 10.8% in the last 8 weeks

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

In our post on Tuesday, we discussed the outlook for the market in October. Today we'll look more closely at the recent performance of the four funds I currently hold in my portfolio.

In the last 8 weeks they have been going from strength to strength, delivering a 10.8% return for our clients.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday 11th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 @ 09:56 AM

Yesterday's market action was negative.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday 10th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 @ 10:03 AM

Yesterday's market action was negative.

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Stock market outlook for October: Can the breakout be sustained

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 09, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

Each month I write The Big Picture newsletter for our clients, where I outline my current take on the market and its likely direction, as well as the performance of the funds I currently hold in my portfolio.

In this post, we'll look at the market's September breakout and discuss whether it can be sustained. You can find out more in October’s edition of The Big Picture monthly newsletter, which is now available – you can download your complimentary copy here

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Tags: Investment outlook, Investment strategy, Stock market Outlook

Stock Market Summary Tuesday 9th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 09, 2012 @ 09:44 AM

Yesterday's market action was negative.

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New service packages: ISACO Wealth Gold & Platinum

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Sat, Oct 06, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

For the first time ISACO Wealth, our unique personal investment service, is now available in two distinct service packages - our Gold and Platinum packages. This means that even more people can now join nearly 400 UK investors already benefiting from ISACO Wealth. 

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Stock Market Summary Saturday 6th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Oct 06, 2012 @ 11:07 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Stock Market Summary Friday 5th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Oct 05, 2012 @ 11:01 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Reviewed: Ten books that could help increase your income

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 04, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

So far during this series we've looked at some outstanding books for investors, including leading stock market investing and investment psychology books. Last week we reviewed five books that could help you increase your income, and this week we'll cover the rest of my top ten.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday 4th October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Oct 04, 2012 @ 12:29 PM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday 3rd October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 10:22 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Using Morningstar to find funds with growth potential (tutorial part 2)

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 02, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

If you're looking to boost the returns from your ISA and SIPP portfolio, you'll need to find funds with real growth potential. 

Last week we started to look at the criteria I follow when picking funds. In this post, and in the rest of this series, I'll take you through a process that makes the most of the extensive fund database offered by Morningstar

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday 2nd October 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Oct 02, 2012 @ 11:03 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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