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Hollywood Bowl: Understated quality at a reasonable price

High-quality shares tend to be expensive. Hollywood Bowl is an exception to this rule and looks to offer good value to long-term investors

Further Reading: Private equity's perverse drivers

There has been a 'gold rush' in capital flows to private equity companies. Alex Newman finds out why

Dividends in danger for SSE and National Grid

OFGEM thinks that energy networks should have much lower profits than they have now. Can SSE and National Grid avoid dividend cuts if the regulator gets its wish?

Alpha: Phil Oakley's shares round-up 23 May

This week Phil runs his eye over the sustainability of some companies' business models and dividend policies.

Why bother tracking the FTSE 100 index?

Passive investing only makes sense if what you are tracking can make money for you. This is far from certain when looking at the FTSE 100

Phil Oakley's shares round-up 17 May

Despite the strong performance of his Fantasy Sipp, Phil's not feeling bullish but there are shares worth owning for the long-term.

Reality is catching up with dividend dogs

High-yielding shares may seem tempting in a world of low interest rates, but they are often a sign of an unsustainable dividend

Alpha: Phil Oakley's shares round-up 10 May

Stock markets have become nervous as the US-China trade dispute has intensified. A pull-back in expensive markets was probably overdue.

Buffett’s deal adds little for Berkshire but is bad for Occidental shareholders

If Occidental wins out, it will receive $10bn of financing from Berkshire Hathaway

Purplebricks pays the price of trying to run before it can walk

The industry disruptor's fixed fees are generally a lot cheaper than high-street estate agencies, but they have one big drawback