One of Warren Buffett's famous investing sayings is " be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful " - or, in other words, sell when others are buying and buy when ...

Last time I conducted a sector examination, I plumped for SSE as my pick of the FTSE 100's utilities companies. Today it's time for a look at the insurance sector. There are eight insurers listed on the ...

If you want to be eligible for a dividend payment, or if you're watching for possible share price falls, keeping up with ex-dividend dates can prove beneficial -- as long as you hold the shares up to and ...

Imagination Technologies , the graphic processing-focused rival to ARM Holdings , reported strong growth in the number of devices -- mobile phones, tablets, and smart TVs -- shipped containing the company's ...

There are things to love and loathe about most companies. Today, I'm going to tell you about three things to love about Reckitt Benckiser Group . I'll also be asking whether these positive factors make ...

The FTSE 100 has given up a little of yesterday's gain so far today -- after ending the day 44 points up on 6,374, the UK's top index has dropped back by 10 points so far this morning to 6,364. There's ...

The FTSE 100 has risen by 25% over the last year, and many top shares are beginning to look quite expensive. I'm on the hunt for companies that still look cheap, based on their long-term earnings potential. ...

Gulf Keystone saw its shares dip slightly today, down 2.5p to 149.5p, despite revealing plans to drill a new exploration well, to be called Shaikan-7. The new well, which spudded at the weekend, is the ...

Vodafone  is believed to have increased its offer for Kabel Deutschland following a rival bid from Liberty Global . This time last week, Vodafone confirmed it had made a preliminary approach regarding ...

Shares in Micro Focus rose over 9% in early trade this morning, following the release of its audited preliminary results for the year ended 30 April 2013. The international software product group saw pre-tax ...

JP Morgan Claverhouse IT has a record of 40 years of unbroken dividend growth. The trust lifted its dividend by 3.3% for 2012, and at a current share price of 525p the yield is 3.6%. Picking great dividend ...

A popular way to dig out reasonably-priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the 'Growth At A Reasonable Price', or GARP , strategy. This theory uses the price-to-earnings to growth (PEG) ...

I'm shopping for shares right now, should I pop Kingfisher into my basket? Storm warning Last time I looked at Kingfisher, it had gone into a dive. Europe's largest home improvement retailer had suffered ...

I'm looking at some of your favourite FTSE 100 companies and examining how each will deliver their dividends. Today, I'm putting the currently non-dividend-paying bank Lloyds Banking Group under the microscope. ...

Legendary investor Anthony Bolton has announced that in March 2014, he will retire as manager of the Fidelity China Special Situations (LSE: FCSS) trust. He will hand the China fund to Dale Nicholls, currently ...

When weighing up a potential investment, we always need to look forward rather than backwards. If you buy a stake in a business, it's the future profits that count -- and the stock market will value your ...

At 6,386 points, the FTSE 100 is now 490 points down from its 13-year peak of 6,876 -- and it seems surprising that the record was set less than a month ago, on 22 May. Still, at least the recent downtrend ...

Before I decide whether to buy a company's shares, I always like to look at two core financial ratios -- return on equity and net gearing . These two ratios provide an indication of how successful a company ...

Fears of a long slide in the FTSE 100 seem to have been put on hold for the time being, with the UK's top-tier index putting in a couple of days of gains -- its up 54 point to 6,385 by early afternoon ...

They say that "all boats float on a rising tide". While that may be true of ships, shares are different. These shares have massively outperformed the rest of the market in the last 12 months. ...

With governments across the world enacting various pieces of legislation aimed at reducing the number of people who smoke, many investors are questioning the merits of investing in the tobacco sector. ...

After a shaky start to the week yesterday, when the FTSE 100 managed a modest 22-point gain, the index of top UK shares is looking a little stronger today. After having opened a few points down, by early ...

ARM Holdings ARM Holdings designs the microprocessors that have become first-choice among mobile phone and tablet manufacturers. The mobile device boom has produced a share price boom at the company. City ...

The FTSE 100 is tentatively creeping back up a little today after managing a rise of just 22 points yesterday -- by late morning today it has put on a further 50 points to reach 6,380. Movements are pretty ...

Remember the good old days when investors held banking shares for their safe dividend income? The financial crash shattered that. More recently, banking stocks have been a recovery play for those investors ...

The FTSE 100 has risen by 25% over the last year, and many top shares are beginning to look quite expensive. I'm on the hunt for companies that still look cheap, based on their long-term earnings potential. ...

A popular way to dig out reasonably-priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the 'Growth At A Reasonable Price', or GARP , strategy. This theory uses the price-to-earnings to growth (PEG) ...

SDL suffered a cut in its share price this morning by more than a third, falling over 125p as it announced a profit warning for the full year. The global customer experience management company revealed ...

The shares of Aggreko slid 31p to 1,760p during early trade this morning after the plant-hire firm said its first-half revenues had gained 5%. Within an update covering the six months to June 30th, the ...

Shares in Whitbread  rose 4%, or 118p, in early trade this morning, following another positive interim management statement. The owner of the Costa Coffee and Premier Inn chains saw total sale growth of ...

The shares of easyJet gained 4p to 1,256p during early trade this morning after the budget airline confirmed the purchase of up to 235 new planes. The FTSE 100 member said it had agreed arrangements with ...

Neil Woodford has been honoured in the Queen's birthday honours list with a CBE, in recognition of his services to the economy. The world-renowned investor has an unerring ability to tune out market fluctuations ...

Ace City investor Neil Woodford has thrashed the FTSE 100 over the last five, 10 and 15 years. Hence, I always keep an eye on his holdings for promising investment ideas. Woodford is very selective in ...