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Richard Beddard


  • Who said investing was easy?
    Richard Beddard
    20.01.10
    Although there are doubts about EMH, a theory that revolutionised finance in the last decades of the 20th century, it doesn't automatically mean good news, says Richard Beddard.
  • Tilting at windmills
    Richard Beddard
    22.12.09
    At first glance Richard Beddard found plenty to dislike about technology innovator Ricardo. But its artistic annual report cover wasn't the only thing that changed his mind.
  • Gold bugs are from Pluto...
    Richard Beddard
    09.12.09
    ... and value investors are from Mars, says Richard Beddard. Hedge fund managers are piling into gold, sending prices soaring. So, should investors dump their shareholdings? Of course not...
  • Get a lift from thrift
    Richard Beddard
    09.11.09
    Richard Beddard favours a return to the prudent share-buying principles advocated by the economist and investor Benjamin Graham.
  • Being Warren Buffett
    Richard Beddard
    30.10.09
    Find the world's most successful investor then do exactly what he does. In reality it's not that easy, says Richard Beddard. If Warren Buffett was in your shoes, he wouldn't copy Warren Buffett.
  • Ricardo proves suitably thrifty
    Richard Beddard
    15.10.09
    Richard Beddard assesses the value of engineering consultancy Ricardo and, having survived his stringent research criteria, the firm becomes the latest member of his Thrifty 30 portfolio.
  • All hail Peter Lynch!
    Richard Beddard
    08.10.09
    Interactive Investor's companies and markets editor, Richard Beddard, pays tribute to Fidelity's stock-picking guru, Peter Lynch, and pulls apart his strategies.
  • Take heed of history's helpful pointers
    Richard Beddard
    01.10.09
    Richard Beddard, Interactive Investor's own companies and markets editor, unveils some startling historical pointers that could prove useful for investors.
  • Charting the open waters
    Richard Beddard
    30.09.09
    From the privatisations of the 1980s to the bursting of the dotcom bubble in the 1990s, Richard Beddard looks at how investors navigated their way through changing times, stayed afloat and thrived.
  • In for a penny
    Richard Beddard
    28.07.09
    Shrewd investors in very low-priced shares can find a bargain, while the unwary can find themselves being short-changed, says Richard Beddard.
  • Looks good on paper
    Richard Beddard
    27.07.09
    Printing company printing.com has a lean and efficient business model that should see it survive the recessionary carnage in its sector, says Richard Beddard.
  • Triumph over adversity
    Richard Beddard
    03.07.09
    It has been a tumultuous year for equity investors, but Richard Beddard's forensic approach has paid off in all but one instance.
  • Boom-time mentality
    Richard Beddard
    02.06.09
    Recruitment consultancy OPD is a classic contender for bargain-hunting investors who also require a safety margin. Richard Beddard delves deeper.
  • When the music's over
    Richard Beddard
    11.05.09
    Manufacturers of electronics for gadgets such as iPods are suffering as sales dry up, but sound companies such as Holders Technology are great value, says Richard Beddard.
  • Exhibitions in a sorry state
    Richard Beddard
    17.04.09
    The economic woes of trade exhibition company ITE's key market, Russia, make shares in this promising company a bit of a gamble, says Richard Beddard.
  • Profit by principles
    Richard Beddard
    02.04.09
    Warren Buffett's mentor Benjamin Graham developed a share strategy proven to deliver an average return of 15% and more. More than 30 years later, Richard Beddard puts it into action.
  • Pushing the right buttons
    Richard Beddard
    29.01.09
    Richard Beddard examines the prospects for a company whose products are always close at hand - button manufacturer Dewhurst. He likes what he sees.
  • Back to basics
    Richard Beddard
    14.01.09
    Unless you are a disciplined value investor you will not have heard of Benjamin Graham. But his bottom-up strategy for company valuations could help you grow your stock returns, as Richard Beddard discovers.
  • The F factor
    Richard Beddard
    01.12.08
    Finding cheap shares is easy, but picking the ones that will recover most strongly is the trick. This is where the F score comes in, says Richard Beddard.
  • Game back on
    Richard Beddard
    14.10.08
    After four years of falling sales and a share price dip in July, Games Workshop looks to be marching back to profitability, writes Richard Beddard.
  • Will Optare win the battle of the buses?
    Richard Beddard
    15.09.08
    Optare's new hybrid buses are a compelling investment idea. Richard Beddard assesses whether the firm can convince the big operators of their worth.
  • The EDI approach passes the test
    Richard Beddard
    11.08.08
    Richard Beddard examines the revival of awarding body and international education company Education Development International.
  • Haynes has plenty left in the tank
    Richard Beddard
    30.06.08
    Richard Beddard takes a closer look at Haynes Publishing, a successful brand both here and in the US, yet largely ignored by the City.
  • Green investments mean real growth
    Richard Beddard
    02.11.06
    Green investing not only means helping save the planet; those companies that rise to the challenge of climate change could be the most profitable in future years, explains Richard Beddard.
  • The civil servant who came in from the cold
    Richard Beddard
    17.05.06
    The Private Finance Initiative, privatisation and efficiency: Trevor Woolley, financial director of the MoD, says like any good organisation, his department is focusing on its core business.
  • Extreme p/e
    Richard Beddard
    24.04.06
    Keith Anderson, a researcher at Reading University, says he's discovered how to turbocharge the venerable price earnings ratio. It could have profound implications for your portfolio, especially if it's a small one.
  • Extreme p/e
    Richard Beddard
    12.04.06
    Reading University's Keith Anderson says he's discovered how to turbocharge the venerable price earnings ratio.
  • A simple system that trounces the FTSE
    Richard Beddard
    01.03.06
    A professional stock picker reveals the system that trounced the FTSE over five, ten and twenty years. By looking ahead and maintaining his discipline John Mulligan has demonstrated stock screening works, in the long-term.
  • Amateur, but not amateurish
    Richard Beddard
    21.02.06
    Angela Frith says she's an amateur, but by focusing on the big picture and tax she's making 25% a year. Right now she's preparing for the next bubble - in energy stocks.
  • Climate investing
    Richard Beddard
    30.01.06
    Energy consultant Liz Reason judges her investments on their C02 factor. But finding low-carbon investments can be tricky.
  • A little article that beats the market
    Richard Beddard
    25.01.06
    Professor Joel Greenblatt reckons he has a future-proof magic formula for beating the market. And what's more he shares it for free on his website. Richard Beddard checks it out.
  • There's (still) a buzz about Bioprogress
    Richard Beddard
    16.01.06
    Over Christmas Bioprogress seemed to change course, buying one drug company and partnering another. It's all about getting the product to market, CEO Richard Trevillion tells Richard Beddard
  • Taking advice
    Richard Beddard
    21.12.05
    Richard Beddard has not had much
    success with advisers, but he knows a man who has.
  • Trends work
    Richard Beddard
    13.12.05
    There is plenty of time to buy into China, the decline of the West and nano-technology.
  • Going it alone
    Richard Beddard
    06.12.05
    Financial meltdown forced Freddy Crabbe to rethink his retirement.
    His savings habit and gimlet eye saw him through.