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Chris Dillow

Chris Dillow

Economic Indicators
Next week's economics: 21-25 Jan
UK manufacturers are doing well, but retailers are struggling, next week's news should tell us
Chris Dillow
Rate threat to shares
Higher US interest rates have often been good for shares in the past. This might not be the case in the future
Economic Indicators
Double dangers for retailers
Retail sales could be depressed this year by either weak real income growth or rising savings
Portfolio Clinic
Determine the level of retirement income you require
Our readers have little in the way of pension provision and must shape their portfolio to cover their costs
Chris Dillow
Gold as yield play
The price of gold depends a lot upon real interest rates, which means it is insurance against some types of stock market decline
Economic Indicators
Next week's economics: 14-18 Jan
The US economy is defying the pessimists, next week's numbers could show
Chris Dillow
When diversification works (and doesn't)
Well-diversified portfolios did okay last year. They might not continue to do so, however
Portfolio Clinic
Build up cash and cut your number of holdings
Our reader should also allocate money to his wife's pension and consider paying down the mortgage the most efficient way
Chris Dillow
On earthquake risk
Shares can be more dangerous in the long term than in the short
Economic Indicators
An inflation mystery
Inflation is not a problem. This poses a challenge to a long-standing presupposition about economic policy
Economic Indicators
Yes, Wall Street matters
The fall in US share prices will lead to slower US growth this year
Chris Dillow
Don't blame algos
Algorithmic trading is not to blame for the fall in the US stock market.
Economic Indicators
Next week's economics: Jan 7 - 11
Next week should bring news of weak growth in the UK and eurozone, and of low inflation in the US
Portfolio Clinic
Go back to basics – and use the seven-year rule
Our readers should be able to reduce their estate's IHT bill with careful planning
Chris Dillow
When we don't learn
Investors don't always learn from experience, which means that markets can remain inefficient

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