I have just finished reading Peter Hargreaves' book In for a Penny - more of that in a few weeks - but in it he refers to four types of investments.

In the Specialist sector, eye-popping gains in commodities have not benefited retail investors as much as expected. Perhaps better returns lie further off the bandwagon-beaten track

The announcement by the Conservatives they would put regulation of the banks back in the hands of Bank of England if they win the next election was greeted with general approval by most who commented.

I am not going to bore you with my applause for the FSA's recent RDR proposals - anything that moves us away from the current system is going to get my vote, especially if it forces investors to ditch their myopia on commission-based fees and ‘encourages'...

Quantitative risk management controls and those funds that run a deep value philosophy were especially badly hit over 12 months to 31 March

A new cycle is emerging in technology and with it comes the opportunity for further growth and outperformance. Removed from the epicentre of the global credit crisis, the tech sector looks well positioned

What started as a valuation-driven rebound following the excessive de-rating of Asian equities in late 2008 has generated additional momentum on the back of more compelling evidence of an economic turnaround.

Manager's wealth of EM experience has put £104m Jupiter China ahead of its peers

Despite the end of the recession approaching it will take some time to re-establish stability in the commercial property sector, so alternatives might be a better bet

From where we sit at the half-way point of the year, it seems that to advocate an argument on whether the market is bullish or bearish is as finely balanced as it has been for a long time.