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How to protect your portfolio from short sellers in market downswings
Short Selling by Edward Croft 30th May '12 · 0 comments · 7254 reads · 2 votes
Short Selling by Edward Croft 30th May '12 · 0 comments · 7254 reads · 2 votes
"In times of market volatility there’s a dash to the safety of good, strong defensive stocks. The flow of funds as investors rotate their portfolios out of weaker stocks can be disastrous for anyone le…"

Quality income stocks back on the radar
LON:CNA by Ben Hobson 1st May '14 · 0 comments · 10485 reads · 7 votes
LON:CNA by Ben Hobson 1st May '14 · 0 comments · 10485 reads · 7 votes
"Improving market conditions through much of 2013 were obviously welcomed by many investors, but it wasn’t all good news. With share prices rising ahead of dividend growth, the yields on many stocks we…"
Lancashire Holding: A Hot Pot Yield!
LON:LRE by Edmund Shing 20th Feb '15 · 6 comments · 15364 reads · 5 votes
LON:LRE by Edmund Shing 20th Feb '15 · 6 comments · 15364 reads · 5 votes
"Who's next in the Lloyds
insurance serial takeover saga? First Catlin (LON:CGL) is acquired by US
reinsurer XL for over 700p per share, then last week Brit (LON:BRIT) accepts a
bid from Canadian insu…"

Dividend Dogs with more bite: How to hunt for high yield large-cap shares
Income Investing by Ben Hobson 6th Apr '18 · 33 comments · 18451 reads · 19 votes
Income Investing by Ben Hobson 6th Apr '18 · 33 comments · 18451 reads · 19 votes
"Britain’s blue chip stocks have been under pressure in 2018. Prices have trended down since the start of the year, slicing a noticeable 6.5 percent off the FTSE 100. But one of the potential upsides o…"
Why sector diversification offers extra comfort in uncertain times
LON:MRW by Ben Hobson 2nd Apr '20 · 2 comments · 2509 reads · 12 votes
LON:MRW by Ben Hobson 2nd Apr '20 · 2 comments · 2509 reads · 12 votes
"Making forecasts about the future direction of shares and markets is hard. Faced with a global pandemic of uncertain proportions, it’s next to impossible. Volatility is sweeping the stock market on a…"
Market Wrap: Quality thinking (Friday 10 June, 2022)
Miscellaneous by Ben Hobson 10th Jun '22 · 4 comments · 1551 reads · 51 votes
Miscellaneous by Ben Hobson 10th Jun '22 · 4 comments · 1551 reads · 51 votes
"Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap. It has been a pretty poor week for the main stock market indices, and it feels like inflation is still playing a big part in that.
Australia’s central bank unexpec…"