Author: Clive Hale, director, FundCalibre

  • The funds to choose for volatility

    The funds to choose for volatility

    This year has been a tough one for equity investors. Following February’s sell-off, most major markets have lost money year-to-date.

  • Inflation? Not as I know it…

    Inflation? Not as I know it…

    Discussing inflation and interest rates at a dinner party is a sure-fire way to lose friends. For investors fighting against the tide of today’s backdrop though, it’s a topic that simply isn’t being talked about enough.

  • Herd mentality leaving investors blind to value

    Herd mentality leaving investors blind to value

    In his latest commentary, GMO’s Jeremy Grantham warned investors that we could be entering a “market melt-up” phase of the current bull run which, according to many, is looking rather long in the tooth.

  • Three potential game changers in 2018

    Three potential game changers in 2018

    It’s that time of year: Santa rallies, market outlooks and crystal ball predictions of where the FTSE will end 2018 are the subjects du jour. So rather than buck the trend, Clive Hale suggests three potential game changers for 2018.

  • Clive Hale: Is bitcoin the new tulip?

    Clive Hale: Is bitcoin the new tulip?

    There seems to be no stopping the rising tide that has lifted every asset class – including bonds – since the market lows back in March 2009. I’ve been in this industry longer than some fund managers have been alive and I can’t remember a period like it, when everything went up together.