Investing

How much is Facebook worth?

By John Kingham, February 23, 2012

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This is a guest post by John Kingham, author of ukvalueinvestor.com, an investment blog.

The impending Facebook IPO has caught the eye of many investors and that is no surprise, given that this is likely to be the biggest IPO for a technology company in history.  A small slice of the company is being made public, around $5 billion, giving the social media giant an initial valuation in the $80 billion to $100 billion range. 

That’s an impressive amount, but what do you get for your $80 billion?

In 2011 the revenue figures were around $4 billion, with profits close...


The Investment Outlook for 2012

by Evrin Erdem, January 9, 2012

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Our Portfolio Manager at Nutmeg, Evrin Erdem, takes a look at the year ahead:

Global outlook

World growth is likely to be lessened by deleveraging for years to come.  Deleveraging refers to the lessening of debt. The developed world is facing a multi-year deleveraging process as unsu...

Investments - the last bastion for transparency?

by Ed Kaznowski, January 9, 2012

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This is a guest blog from Adam Price, founder of VouchedFor.co.uk - the new site that lets you find, rate and review Independent Financial Advisors.

Over the last 15 years, the technology has driven transparency, accessibility and value in most areas of financial services. It i...


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The world economy shows signs of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

by Nick Hungerford, November 13, 2011

 

Over the last few years it’s become increasingly common to hear people confess t...

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Active and passive investing

by Evrin Erdem, November 1, 2011

This week I thought I’d write a blog about investment approaches. Most investment styles ca...