Bonds: Blip or burnout
Weakness in the bond market without inverse equities performance – has left market watchers very nervous. Michael Wilson digs for fundamentals... find out more

Options options
Equities have been flat-to-falling for two years forcing investors to look elsewhere for strong returns. Are non-correlative investments like derivatives the answer? By Michael Wilson ... find out more

The Buck Stops
My newspaper says that America is teetering on the edge of a catastrophe so big that nobody even dares to talk about it... find out more

Draw a line
Grit your teeth, open the envolope, assess your financial affairs. It is time to sort out your portfolio. Michael Wilson explains how you should be interpreting the ‘global economy’ within the context of your portfolio... find out more

Hamlet, an investment sequel
This month’s candidate for the Obscure Information Award comes from the pen of William Shakespeare himself. Not everybody knows that the Bard was showing off his knowledge of the topiarist’s art when he had his tragic hero Hamlet delivering the immortal lines: “There is a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will”.....find out more

Lula Loopsl
The prospect of hard left government in Brazil has caused concern both in the country itself, but also in other emerging markets. Is it justified? Michael Wilson investigates.....find out more

New Red Army
China’s economic emergence and entry into the World Trade Organisation present a two-pronged deflationary threat to the west. Michael Wilson explains.....find out more

Gearing for growth?
Borrowing money for investment purposes is a game as old as the hills – but is it wise? Michael Wilson weighs the pros and cons.....find out more

Whither property?
Property is the most divisive of asset classes. Some say it will crash, others predict a dip, but many forecast a continued period of strength.....find out more