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Simon Thompson has been the IC's companies editor since 2001. He is the creator of the Bargain Portfolio, which has beaten the market three years out of three, while his stock picks over the past three years have averaged a 33 per cent gain.
COLUMNIST: Our companies editor looks back on the events of the past 18 months and considers his trading strategies during this time
01 December 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor is sticking to his guns - the bear market is far from over, but a counter-trend rally is more likely than not
25 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor reveals a clever way of profiting from an equity bear market that he believes has some way still to run
24 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor reveals his solution to unblock the wholesale money markets and one that needs to happen urgently
17 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor has been researching bear market trends and has uncovered key indicators that have marked major turning points in the past
11 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor outlines a trading strategy to take advantage of last week's interest rate cut, in the second of a two-part online exclusive
11 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: In a two-part online exclusive, our companies editor reveals why bank shareholders are unlikely to benefit from sharp interest rate cuts - and highlights the sector that is
10 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor adds the weight of stock market history to his arguments about the coming earnings recession
06 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: In the second of a three-part online series, our companies editor looks at the outlook for earnings in key stock market sectors
05 November 2008
SIMON THOMPSON: In the first of three online exclusive articles, our companies editor explains why the bear market is far from over
04 November 2008
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READER COMMENT: Too much debt is a bad idea, whether it's personal or national, say readers