20 May 2026

Is This the End of “Set and Forget” Investment?

UK investors are quietly reassessing long-term investing, not because the principles have failed, but because the market environment around them has changed. For years, “set and forget” investing felt less like a strategy and more like common sense: build the portfolio, stay diversified, ignore the noise, and let time do the work.

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13 May 2026

The Financial Doom Loop: Why Market Stress Can Become Self-Reinforcing

Most investors do not notice a doom loop when it begins. At first, it just looks like volatility, a difficult week for bonds, tighter funding, or a few forced sellers trying to raise cash. The danger begins when these small stresses start connecting. What initially looks manageable can become more dangerous when pressure in one area starts forcing reactions elsewhere.

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06 May 2026

When the Numbers Move: Are Markets a Better Barometer Than Official Statistics?

Official economic data is meant to give investors, policymakers and the public a shared view of reality. GDP, inflation, borrowing, debt and employment figures shape everything from fiscal policy to gilt yields, sterling and portfolio positioning.

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29 April 2026

Five Years On, GameStop Wasn’t a Glitch. It Was a Warning.

The GameStop saga was more than a meme-stock frenzy. It was a live stress test of market structure, liquidity, positioning, and investor behaviour, and its lessons still matter today.

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22 April 2026

Expectation Arbitrage: The Real Edge in Today’s Markets

Many investors correctly identify the next big trend. Far fewer profit from it. Being directionally right is only part of the equation, because markets reward outcomes relative to expectations.

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15 April 2026

Liquid Access to Illiquid Markets: Innovation, or an Illusion?

Everyone wants liquid access to private markets, but few are asking what happens when that liquidity is tested. Private markets have always carried a certain mystique. Access is limited, opportunities are selective, and returns, at least in theory, can be differentiated from the public market cycle.

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