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Simon Thompson

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.

Recent articles

Helphire needs a handout

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor has big concerns over Helphire and advises caution over the company's fundraising

14 July 2008

The Anatomy of The Bear

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor has been researching bear market trends over the past 100 years and offers some trading advice for the months ahead

07 July 2008

Goodbye, Mr Bond

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor foresees a massive sell-off in US bond markets, with negative implications for shares, too

30 June 2008

The right option for protection

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor reveals one of his favoured trading strategies to protect portfolios from the ravages of a bear market

23 June 2008

Simon's top shorts

SIMON THOMPSON: This market is heading down - and my trades are already showing a profit

16 June 2008

Earnings recession looms

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor expects a eurozone earnings recession ahead, and warns there'll be no market recovery until earnings hit rock bottom

16 June 2008

The oily truth

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor delves into the dark world of oil derivatives trading, and comes up with an alternative reason behind the rampant oil price

09 June 2008

Trading strategies that work

SIMON THOMPSON: Get in at the bottom and out at the top, using my trading strategies derived from decades of stock market history

02 June 2008

Easing into profit

SIMON THOMPSON: Our companies editor has been investigating periods of monetary easing in the US, and has come up with a novel way of making money at the end of the cycle

02 June 2008

Friday May Day Blues

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Our companies editor reveals why the market is more likely to fall than rise on Friday 30 May, and explains how to profit from the fall

29 May 2008

Your opinion

How safe is my money (1)

READER QUESTIONS: Are Isas covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme?

  • 13 May 2008
  • Written by:
    Moira O'Neill

How safe is my money (2)

READER QUESTIONS: If money is held in an offshore account, does it have the same protection as it would onshore?

  • 13 May 2008
  • Written by:
    IC reader questions

Bargain Shares

Simon Thompson picks six stocks with good prospects, huge asset backing, and bombed-out share prices!

Find out which they are, and track their share price performance, here