Despite the markets taking a well-earned sabbatical, I love this time of year on the investment calendar. It draws a line under the year gone and allows us to take stock of where our investment strategy is at and where it’s heading. In bad times the break can be the catalyst the market needs to regain a little impetus. In good times the break can serve to simply reinforce market direction. B...

If you’ve fancied a flutter on the stock market but have never had the bottle or the financial freedom, why not test your skills with a practice portfolio? They’re free, simple to set up and you can be up and running in a matter of minutes. To get a feel for market machinations and to test your stock picking skills there’s probably no better way than jumping on in. You’ll b...

It’s been a busy little weekend here at Investor Trader as we attempt to bring on board lots more useful content for the UK investor/trader. You’ll notice a new link to FTSE 100 Shares above, that takes you through to a page that lists all 100 UK companies that currently comprise the FTSE 100 Index. Obviously, by the very nature of markets, this list changes from time to time, so we...