One of the great benefits of income investing is the valuation discipline it naturally incorporates into the process by looking/screening for companies that possess a high dividend yield.
UK M&A activity in Q1 strongest for a decade
When the relationship between two well-observed and liquid variables in the bond markets reaches multi-year wides, it warrants attention.
The rise of big data in industrial and environmental end markets is essentially the coming together of two separate technology developments.
After a dismal decade, the re-emergence of emerging markets (EMs) continues. In the year to the end of March, they outperformed global developed markets by 10 percentage points.
Markets have reacted with increased volatility
For some time, the equity market has benefitted from what has been termed a 'Goldilocks' environment.