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Summary: Why Do Financial Markets Go Up and Down?
Markets rise and fall as people buy and sell things – not for unforeseen and random reasons. Understanding how markets work will help you make smart decisions, and keep you…
Understanding Why Interest Rates Change
Malcolm Morrison: Interest rates have been at a historic low since the 2008 financial crisis and that has pulled some bond investors into a bit of a false sense security.…
If You Can’t Stomach A Downturn, Stay Out Of The Market
A sharp downturn on stock markets in the summer of 2015 caught many investors by surprise. Emotions took hold for some – even though a correction is a perfectly normal…
Tuning Out The Noise Of The Financial Press
Investors’ emotions were sorely tried in the summer of 2015 by a stock market correction sparked by Chinese economic growth, tumbling commodity prices and the prospect of higher interest rates…
A Near Disaster Involving Virgin’s Richard Branson Has Some Important Market Lessons
Stock markets were buffeted in the summer of 2015 at the wake of slowing Chinese growth, tumbling commodity prices and the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates. But it’s really…
