How to analyse and pick biotech stocks

The biotech industry is at the forefront of scientific advancement, with scientists worldwide working on revolutionary products that could transform our lives and generate substantial returns for investors. 

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Initial public offerings (IPOs) drive the financial world giddy. IPOs are where shares in a company are listed on a stock market for the first time, allowing the average investor to buy a piece of their favourite firms.

How To Tell An IPO Blockbuster From An IPO Flop

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Decided to invest in stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but unsure where to start? Well, one solution is investment screening.

Screen For ETFs And Stocks That Suit Your Style

What are IPOs

Initial public offerings (IPOs) drive the financial world giddy: with “beauty contests” and rumours galore, they’re the closest we’ve got to a showbiz event. 

What are IPOs?

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We’ve put together a few pointers below to help you navigate the app and help you get started. 


Getting started on the CMC Invest app

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When we talk about “factors” we’re referring to characteristics that stocks have. These may impact or indicate the potential return or risk of an investment. 

What is factor investing and how do I get started?

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Contrarians look to find “hidden” opportunities by going against the grain and general market sentiment. This can be difficult – it’s tough to keep your convictions if everyone else is doing something different to you.

Contrarian investing: what it is and how to get started

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Whether it’s a new regulation set to cripple an industry or a breakthrough product that could send company profits sky-high, you’d expect breaking news to move markets and present investment opportunities aplenty.

How the headlines influence your investments (and when to ignore them)

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Many investors are content to invest for the long term by utilising broad-based passive investment products. But what if you want to try and outperform the wider market by selecting individual stocks to hold for 5+ years? Here are some of the considerations investors often make when looking for long-term investments. 

How to identify good long-term investments

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Billion-dollar deals shake up the market like nothing else, with traders glued to their screens tracking every movement. But how exactly does one company gobble up another? 

Do mergers and acquisitions help or harm your portfolio?

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The most common form of equity investment is buying shares in well-known public companies. There are, however, a few other equity investments that you may want to familiarise yourself with. 

Equity investments: what are the different types? 

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Professional investors often have what’s known as a “style bias”: they tend to favour a certain type of investment over others.

The art of finding your own personal investment style

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Knowing your way around a firm’s past and present financial statements allows an investor to really understand that company: its hopes, its fears, and its dirty little secrets.

How to analyse financial statements and make sense of a company’s numbers

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The CMC Invest app allows you to place limit orders based on the value of shares you want to purchase, at a predetermined price, as well as the quantity you want to purchase.

Value Limit Orders vs. Quantity Limit Orders

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Some investors want to build a portfolio for the long term while also taking advantage of shorter-term opportunities they see in the market.

Explaining a ‘core-satellite’ approach to investing

The pros and cons of dividend investing

When you want your portfolio to generate income, dividend-paying stocks seem like a no-brainer. These are assets that can generate stock-market returns while also paying out regular cash distributions. That all sounds pretty good.

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For many of us with long-term investing plans, finding assets that provide income is appealing. Regular payments generated by the securities we’ve purchased can make it easier to put cash away for 5+ years.

Dividend investing – the basics and jargon busting

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It’s valuable to understand what forces influence the price of stocks. This way, you’ll know what to expect from your portfolio when market news breaks.

What moves the price of stocks?

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What exactly is compound interest and how can the rest of us benefit from it? Here, we explain all.

Why compounding is magic for your investments

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Headlines warning of rising inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and rising energy bills, you could be forgiven for thinking that investing is futile.

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