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The markets aren't giving investors much help at the moment, but be assured we'll be doing our best to find new investing ideas in 2012

2012 will be another volatile year, but there'll be opportunities for those willing to seize them, says Jonathan Eley

Long on rhetoric, short on detail. Call it the De Gaulle trade - and Europe's leaders are playing it again

We look to invest in companies that make good margins. But sometimes we need to be prepared to finance those margins ourselves

As three million workers prepare to strike over pensions, both sides need to consider their positions carefully

The idea of market timing remains seductive, despite a welter of evidence that much of the time, it doesn't work

The most compelling argument against a 'Robin Hood' tax is the one that's received barely any attention

George Papandreou has thrown a mighty spanner in the works of the eurozone, but he's not the only culprit

It's a quarter-century since Cecil Parkinson scrapped demarcation and fixed commissions. The City is vastly bigger and richer - but are investors any better off for it?

Self discipline is vital, whether you're investing for income or walking to the South Pole