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How did our portfolios perform in 2014?
One of the reasons clients choose Informed Choice as their Independent Financial Planner is the strength of our investment management. […]
Julia Docker
Jan 8, 20153 min read


Falling oil price & falling stock markets
As I type this, the price of Brent crude oil has fallen below $50 a barrel for the first time […]
Julia Docker
Jan 7, 20152 min read


Monthly Investment Update – January 2015
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished December at 6,556.10, falling by 166.52 points or 2.48% during […]
Julia Docker
Jan 5, 20153 min read


Fear & greed
Here’s a way to make your investment decisions; buy when markets are high (and investors are greedy), sell when markets […]
Julia Docker
Dec 23, 20142 min read


Investment predictions for 2015
I was recently asked by Financial Planner magazine, the official magazine of the Institute of Financial Planning, about my investment […]
Julia Docker
Dec 19, 20143 min read


Diversification
Diversification is a key investing concept, often explained with the phrase “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” […]
Julia Docker
Dec 10, 20142 min read


Will the US bull run continue in 2015?
I read an interesting briefing note this morning from Dominic Rossi, Global CIO for Equities at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, asking […]
Julia Docker
Dec 8, 20142 min read


Monthly Investment Update – December 2014
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished November at 6,722.62, gaining 176.45 points or 2.7% during the […]
Julia Docker
Dec 1, 20143 min read


No rate rise in 2015
My bold prediction this morning is there will be no interest rate rise in 2015. Yesterday we saw the latest […]
Julia Docker
Nov 13, 20142 min read


Monthly Investment Update – November 2014
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished October at 6,546.17, falling 76.55 points or 1.16% during the […]
Julia Docker
Nov 3, 20143 min read


Stressed European Banks
It’s been a bad day if you’re a European bank in a vulnerable financial position. The European Banking Authority has […]
Julia Docker
Oct 26, 20142 min read


No such thing as an expert fund manager
If you’re paying a fund manager for his or her expertise, your money might be better spent elsewhere. An interesting […]
Julia Docker
Oct 21, 20142 min read


What’s going on with the investment markets?
What’s going on with the investment markets at the moment? The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares was […]
Julia Docker
Oct 15, 20143 min read


How to avoid investment fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a national campaign to educate consumers on how to avoid investment fraud. They […]
Julia Docker
Oct 15, 20143 min read


Germany, economic data & European recovery
Has the rich man of Europe caught a cold? This week we have seen weaker than expected industrial production and […]
Julia Docker
Oct 9, 20142 min read


When Evan met Neil
Whilst sipping on my green smoothie this morning for breakfast (ice, two bananas, an orange, some fresh ginger, a handful […]
Julia Docker
Sep 26, 20142 min read


Royal Mint gold coin caution
I was quoted on the BBC News website this afternoon, urging investors to proceed with caution following the launch of […]
Julia Docker
Sep 22, 20142 min read


10,000 suckers in ‘Give & Take’ pyramid scam
In the press earlier this week, once longstanding reporting restrictions had been lifted, was the news that nine women were […]
Julia Docker
Sep 19, 20143 min read


Scotland rejects independence & the markets react
We are waking up this morning to a united United Kingdom, with the people of Scotland rejecting an opportunity for […]
Julia Docker
Sep 19, 20142 min read


Ignis Property Fund & Standard Life Investments
Standard Life Investments completed its acquisition of Ignis Asset Management earlier this summer, in a £390m deal which has been […]
Julia Docker
Sep 15, 20142 min read
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