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Thinking small

Aim has revolutionised small company investing in the UK, and crowdfunding is set to follow - but neither are without their dangers

Less is less

Industries such as food retail and utilities are facing a struggle as consumers become less wasteful

No dice

Investors should never underestimate the role luck has to play in their success or failures

Regulation inflation

Wayward bankers make financial regulation a necessary evil - but it won't be long before its costs outweigh its benefits

Deflation distraction

Talk of deflation should not distract investors from picking shares strong enough to cope with a low-growth world

Money for old rope?

Are fund managers really as useless as many think they are?

Hung out to dry

It's little surprise that markets haven't paid too much attention to the election - sensible discussion around business has been notably scarce

Quite contrary

There are rich rewards on offer for contrarian investors - but only the well-informed among them will benefit

Mind your language

Finance should be presented in plain English, but retail investors would do well to learn the City's lexicon, too

Aim changer

There has always been more to the Alternative Investment Market than meets the eye