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Is the ‘Santa Rally’ a self-fulfilling prophecy?

We explore whether goodwill to all men really does mean better returns from stock markets

How to avoid a stock market bubble

Investors can never reliably time a bubble, but they can protect themselves

First graphene, now AI: has overhyped given way to oversold?

Lessons from History: Market pile-ins can leave investors nursing losses and blind them to the real prize on offer

Lessons from history: When pharma stocks struggle to adapt

Sudden changes in technology can leave even the best-run biotech companies behind

Lessons from History: How US presidents have used tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump is in some ways reminiscent of 25th president William McKinley

Lessons from History: What Labour's last landslide meant for investors

Tony Blair's first term had big implications for personal finances: from Isas to reforming capital gains tax

Lessons from History: A new age of stock market speculation

Author John Kenneth Galbraith's lessons from the Wall Street crash still have relevance, nearly 100 years on

Lessons From History: Avoiding a repeat of 1999

The 1990s equity boom was one of the few times when equity was cheaper than debt – and history might be about to repeat itself

The financial crisis turns 15: have lessons been learned?

Lessons from History: Few will mark the 15th anniversary with any enthusiasm, but with regulatory reforms in the offing, what has been learned?

Lessons from History: What petty rivalries do to shareholder value

As with Murdoch and Maxwell, Musk vs Zuckerberg could result in intemperate decision making