Ways for small investors to act big

Article Abstract:

The UK Shareholders Association (UKSA) aims to defend the interests of small investors and Gideon Fiegel is its chairman. He led a stockholder revolt at Amstrad when Alan Sugar sought to buy back the company. UKSA has been an influential lobby group and campaigns on a number of issues. These include government plans to change the tax advantages of savings schemes with the introduction of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs). Fiegel is also concerned about nominee accounts and order sizes for stock exchange deals that can exclude smaller investors.

Lobbyists

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Not a time to junk the lessons of history

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The UK stock market is likely to see an end to share price rises prior to April 1996, and the market is likely to be volatile during this year. The US market is likely to continue rising, as tends to happen during election years. The Japanese market has seen share price falls since 1990, and recovery has been weak during 1995. This raises the possibility that further falls could occur. A sharp fall is likely to be followed by a strong recovery.

United States, Economic aspects, Japan, Securities

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Don't be dazzled by history

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History is often used by bulls for optimistic predictions for the UK stock market, although it is not always an reliable method as the UK economy and stock market have changed dramatically over 10 years. Flotation of the major nationalised utilities, lower inflation and the UK's current position in its economic cycle should all be considered when interpreting recent movements of the stock market.

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