Craig McAvinue

August 2024 Market Update What was that about a recession?? By Craig McAvinue – 1 September, 2024 “Behind every stock there is a company. Find out what it is doing” – Peter Lynch Stock and currency markets performance The month of August draws to a close and despite previous fears and more volatility than some […]

June 2024 Market Update A Game of two halves? By Craig McAvinue – 1 July, 2024 “The worst form of inequality is trying to make unequal things equal” Aristotle Stock and currency markets performance A bit of a mixed month, with a slight pull back in the UK FTSE and China, though the S&P 500 […]

February 2024 Market Update High 5 By Craig McAvinue – 5 March, 2024 “It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower.” William O’Neil Stock and currency markets performance Data table is from Google Finance Two months […]

China time? By Craig McAvinue – 1 February, 2024 “Deciding to commit yourself to long term results rather than short term fixes is as important as any decision you’ll make in your lifetime.” Tony Robbins Stock and currency markets performance Data table is from Google Finance January came and went in a flash, with somewhat […]

A new year, a new frontier? By Craig McAvinue – 3 January, 2024 “It has been said that arguing against globalisation is like arguing against the laws of gravity.” Kofi Anan Stock and currency markets performance Data table is from Google Finance Stock markets were up for December and for the year, so as is […]

Is the trend your friend? By Craig McAvinue – 1 December, 2023 “Using volatility as a measure of risk is nuts. Risk to us is 1) permanent loss of capital or 2) the risk of inadequate return.” Charlie Munger Stock and currency markets performance On the heels of a run of negative monthly returns in […]

Market Update for October: Time in the market over Timing the market By Craig McAvinue – 1 November, 2023 “Buy low and sell high, it’s pretty simple. The problem is knowing what’s low and what’s high.” Jim Rogers Stock and currency markets performance A somewhat shaky start to quarter four, historically the best performer with […]

Market Update for September: Ride Out the Storm By Craig McAvinue – 5 October, 2023 “The iPhone was not just a communication tool but a way of life.” Steve Jobs Stock and currency markets performance September was a tough month for the markets, with most seeing moderate declines. Emerging Markets saw the biggest drop, due […]

Market Update for July: Risk versus Reward By Craig McAvinue – 5 September, 2023 “It’s not whether you are right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you are wrong.” George Soros Stock and currency markets performance August was somewhat of a yo-yo […]

Market Update for July: Progression or recession? By Craig McAvinue – 3 August, 2023 “The ultimate resource in economic development is people. It is people not capital or raw materials that develop an economy.” Peter Drucker Stock and currency markets performance July has been and gone and markets are still on the way up. The […]