Owain Bennallack
Owain is a magpie of the investing world -- and not because he gets into a flap. Almost any style of investing might suit him, depending on the bigger picture, and he's held all sorts of companies. Paraphrasing Keynes, he says: “When the market changes, I change my mind -- what do you do?” That said, Owain is usually a buyer of equities, where he prefers lightly geared, modestly rated companies, and is increasingly on the lookout for Buffett-style intangible quality. He aspires to buy-and-hold: his best investment ideas are worth much more than he sold them for. Then again, his worst investment went bust due to management fraud!
3 things I don’t do to make money from shares
Stick to buying good companies that you'd ideally own for the long-term, or else invest in index funds and get another hobby! More »
Investing for a pandemic-proof portfolio
What to invest in if the world has changed due to the pandemic... More »
5 other things going on besides Covid-19
Realising how big stories can be crowded out by even bigger stories can give an investor antibodies against news media hysteria. More »
Doomed dinosaurs and diversification
Change is a constant, in life and markets. Invest accordingly. More »
Coronavirus crisis cancelled?
If the world's largest economy is a canary in the coalmine, it's squawking. More »
You don’t have to buy the market
If you want to fine-tune your exposure to what happens next, we think stock picking will be more fruitful than attempts at market timing. More »
5 straightforward reasons to pass on an investment
Don't invest in opportunities you don't believe in. More »
A tale of two retailers
Why Next could be a better recovery play than Marks and Spencer. More »
Heroes or zeroes?
Investing decisions that look obvious in hindsight aren't in real-time. More »
Online retailers’ wild ride sums up shopping for shares in 2020
Online retailers seem like natural beneficiaries from lockdown life. More »
Are you ready to wade into the stock market wreckage?
Going against the crowd should power your portfolio to future profits. More »
Competition watchdog’s bark will likely prove worse than bite
Most previous investigations have found little evidence of anti-competitive antics, suggesting shareholders have little to worry about. More »
Gimme shelter
Defensive, quality, and dividend-paying shares have all been hit for six. More »
Will 2020 be the year the banks bounce back?
Could UK banks finally experience the recovery enjoyed by their US peers? More »
5 ways to profit from the death of the high street
Shop properties are trading at a big discount, as the market wonders if the tills will ever ring again like the old days. More »
Binary bets: Bargains or basket cases?
Three companies that could go either way... More »
Keep investing drama for your living room
Everyday investing is a duller affair... More »
How to react to the General Election result
History suggests the markets will work through most political turmoil. More »
Did you miss the Brexit bounce?
UK shares don't look quite as unloved as they did... More »
Five lessons from five great investors
Learning from the best. More »