It is an old cliche that says the ones who made money from the Gold Rush were the ones who sold the picks and shovels.
OK, so this one is a bit off-beam, but Matt Bowling comes to investment from a different perspective.
In times like this there is absolutely nothing wrong at all with a bit of nostaligia.
You do not just jump into bed with Terry Tibbs or, apparently so anyway.
The Catch-22 with defensive stocks is that they are great in bad times but every knows it and that sentiment is already in the price.
There is more than one chill wind out there at the moment. One is economic and the other is, well, a chill wind.
Social investing is different from ethical, or so called green investing.
There is nothing like the British when their backs are against the wall, with a bayonet fixed and their chins up.
What could be a better defensive stock than a brewer? After all, if you cannot make money in this market, simply buy a lot of the product.
What do you do for a holiday or business trip in a recession? Find the cheapest plane going, mayhap?
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