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How to lose money: Buy Trump-linked SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp
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How to lose money: Buy Trump-linked SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp
The odds are stacked against public shareholders
John Rekenthaler | 24 January 2022
Electric vehicle startups - are they worth the risk?
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Electric vehicle startups - are they worth the risk?
SPACS and start-ups may not be the best way to capitalise on growing EV adoption, Morningstar analysts say.
Margaret Giles | 19 August 2021
5 top picks to ride the EV wave
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5 top picks to ride the EV wave
Electric vehicles and hybrids will be two of every three cars sold globally by 2030.
Lewis Jackson | 13 July 2021
Controversial EV names join major US index
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Controversial EV names join major US index
Investor enthusiasm for the electric vehicle sector has propelled a slew of names to America’s corporate heights.
Lewis Jackson | 30 June 2021
Grantham flags an end to the bull run
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Grantham flags an end to the bull run
The ‘pessimism termites’ are gnawing but there are still opportunities at the intersection of emerging markets and value.
Lewis Jackson | 02 June 2021
Want to buy a SPAC? You might be the patsy
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Want to buy a SPAC? You might be the patsy
The touted investments tend not to end well for retail investors, writes Ruth Saldanha.
Ruth Saldanha | 20 May 2021
SPACs are here to stay
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SPACs are here to stay
They can fuel bubbles, but SPACs themselves are not bubbles, Pitchbook finds.
Ruth Saldanha | 14 May 2021
SPACs party like it’s 2020
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SPACs party like it’s 2020
The enthusiasm for blank check companies continues in 2021, and Morningstar Pitchbook finds that EVs and Mobility Tech could benefit.
Ruth Saldanha | 10 February 2021
5 trends that shaped the world of retail investing in 2020
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5 trends that shaped the world of retail investing in 2020
As a retail investor and as a marketer to retail investors, I reflect on the trends that caught my eye.
Prashant Mohan | 01 January 2021
Blank-check companies: be careful
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Blank-check companies: be careful
Nikola is not the first 'SPAC' to emerge in an explosion of 'strategic' IPOs in 2020. Here's what investors need to know.
Ruth Saldanha | 02 October 2020