Preferred stocks uniquely sit between debt and equity. What are they exactly, and where’s the investment opportunity?
Understanding (and exploring) preferred stocks
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Weekly dispatches
Year: 2025
Dead newsletter authors you can learn from
Authors of investment newsletters are often quirky characters – but the best offer insights that outlive them.
10 litigation finance cases from around the world
Investing in litigation claims can yield extraordinary profits. Today’s article provides an overview of these opportunities.
Did ancient Rome have a stock market?
Was it the Dutch who invented the joint stock corporation and share trading, or do the ancient Romans deserve this claim to fame?
50 things I now know about investing because I am 50
I turn 50 today. What have I learned about investing so far?
Ukraine research excursion – what did I find?
How to invest in a potential Ukraine reconstruction boom? Findings from five days of on-the-ground research.
Bespoke equity research – 100+ exclusive services
A growing class of high-priced, independent research services is breathing new life into the equity research industry.
Reinet – the forgotten child of the Rupert family
Little-known, Euronext-listed Reinet offers a backdoor route to investing into Britain’s Pension Corporation.
US-Russia tunnel – a non-consensus investment idea?
Will the century-old dream of a land connection between the US and Eurasia finally take shape?
Chris Waller on how to use “sleuthing” to gain an edge
Uncovering non-public information to help you with your investment decisions? This article tells you how.
Russian ADRs – light at the end of the tunnel?
Tens of thousands of Western investors own frozen ADRs and GDRs of Russian companies. Could the situation be resolved if peace comes to Ukraine?
Panthera Resources – multi-bagger legal claim?
London-listed Panthera Resources just closed a heavily oversubscribed placement. Why the demand for a seemingly defunct micro-company?
