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Half-truths for income investors

A common chart crime tells us a lot about how easy it is to misunderstand the importance of dividends

Why is Australia the Lucky Country?

The UK is renewing its traditional ties with Australia with a post-Brexit trade deal, prompting the question: why has the country’s stock market punched above its weight since 1900?

Panic and pandemics: Déjà vu on Wall Street?

There are some curious parallels between the early part of the twentieth century and our own

Why matchmaking is moneymaking

Lessons from infamous bride-collector Henry VIII reveal that profiteering from love has been going on for centuries

Lessons from investment trusts’ heritage

Investment trusts are returning to their pioneering 19th century roots by financing a period of rapid technological change

The cult of the founder weighs on Vanguard

Vanguard’s aggressive move into the clubby world of the investment advisory business looks set for a clash with John C. Bogle’s legacy

Mickey to Marvel and a lesson in the value of IP

Over almost a century Disney has grown and protected its IP assets and squeezed maximum profits from them

Greensill should remind us of the virtue of having a Mainwaring in charge

Banking on the home guard

The cost of synecdoche

Words and phrases often don’t account for the cost of events