David Kimberley

Diversifying your portfolio is probably the most basic piece of investment advice that you’ll ever receive. See when it can make you lose money.

We look at one of the key method's used to calculate your investment return, time-weighted rate of return or TWRR.

The ins and outs of companies with dual listings on the stock exchange.

An introduction to AIM, the London Stock Exchange sub-market.

We explain which are the main types of investment instruments you can buy and sell on the stock market.

Our guide to all things investment tax. Understand how your investments are taxed in the UK - stamp duty, capital gain tax, dividend tax, ISA and SIPP...

No two crises are the same but, history does rhyme. Understand what a recession is and how it will impact your investment portfolio.

Growing your wealth isn't the only thing that investing can help you do. See which are the other reasons why you should consider investing in the stock market.

Picking your investments starts with knowing what you're aiming for and how much risk you're comfortable taking.

We explain what liquidity means for the stock market, the term that finance geeks are always on about.

The ins and outs of a SPAC, also known as special purpose acquisition company or blank check company.

All you need to know about government bonds and why you should consider them as part of your portfolio.

Buffett edges into Barrick Gold, trims banks, doubles down on BofA, hoards cash

Palantir grows fast but stays unprofitable, dilutes holders and flirts with Bitcoin

UK banks scrap 2020 dividends and bonuses to conserve cash in Covid crisis

Next’s online strength and new platform give it post-pandemic growth options

Gold’s surged as a crisis hedge, but past spikes show sharp falls can follow

Companies don’t just lie in PR – their accounts can quietly bend the truth

Slowly declining but still profitable: is tobacco worth owning anymore?

Oil price war: Saudi vs Russia, tumbling energy stocks and cheaper fuel

Why eBay lagged the ecommerce boom and what its strategy signals now

Y2K vs Covid winners: why one-off themes rarely make great long-term bets

Past pandemics show how disease shocks hit economies and what patterns often repeat.

Tullow Oil’s debt-laden struggle to turn around after years of write-offs