Mellon on the Markets; Robert Stephens on Lloyds Banking Group; and Zak Mir on Eqtec - all in today's Daily Newsletter from Master Investor

Follow this link if this email is not displaying correctly DAILY BULLETIN Thursday 23 February 2017 Mellon on the Markets: On the road again by Jim Mellon | Economics | 7 mins. to read Well, I'm on the road again. This time, I'm travelling around the US, in part researching for the new book, which I hope will be out in early May, but will definitely be featured in my talk at Master Investor 2017 on March 25th. The other part of the trip is to observe the US in all its glory – and also to understand its weaknesses. I am writing this in Mama Mia's Trattoria in Portland, Oregon, after a long and rain lashed drive from San Francisco. Luckily, I am accompanied by my old mate and star stock picker Anthony Baillieu, he of Syrah and Aurora Labs. I will be going to Seattle, Jackson Hole, Boise, Boston, St Louis, Denver, Savannah, Memphis and Nashville, with lots of other stops. Then a grand finale back in Frisco. In San Francisco, where I spend a bit of time and have an apartment, I met with some amazing so called key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the field of longevity and ageing. Everyone I have met in this field has been extraordinarily generous with their time and careful in their explanations to a neophyte. (Big call out for Aubrey de Grey, Laura Deming, Len Hayflick and Walter Borz.) On this trip, we have some exciting stuff lined up in Boston as well.... Click here to read the full story LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG Margin of safety makes Lloyds attractive by Robert Stephens | Equities | 5 mins. to read Lloyds (LON:LLOY) has a valuation which I think is exceptionally cheap. I feel this will be important during 2017, since there are clear risks facing investors.    Click here to read the full story Eqtec: Golden cross aftermath points to 20p plus by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 min. to read While it may be over egging it to suggest that Eqtec (LON:EQT) is my new favourite minnow, there is plenty on the technical and fundamental side here to appreciate.   Click here to read the full story Buying opportunity for this market leading small-cap trust by Nick Sudbury | Funds & Trusts | 4 mins. to read One of the areas worst affected by Brexit was UK small and mid-cap companies, which sold off heavily in the immediate aftermath of the referendum.   Click here to read the full story Stamp duty conniptions by Evil Knievil | Evil Diaries | 1 min. to read Stamp duty conniptions: readers will remember Osborne upping stamp duty on £1.5m+ properties from 5% to 12% and wondering just who would be muggins enough to pay that.    Click here to read the full story Bacanora Minerals: Gap through 200 day line could lead to 110p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 min. to read Bacanora Minerals (LON:BCN) was one of my stocks for 2016, and at least as far as the first half of the year the call was decent. The question for the start of 2017 is whether the shares can deliver in a significant way.   Click here to read the full story QUOTE OF THE DAY "Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle."                                                 Peter Lynch SPECIAL OFFER FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS MASTER INVESTOR VIDEO EXCLUSIVE LATEST EDITION OUT NOW SyndicateRoom - Invest with the pros Time to short Google? - Jim Mellon thinks so... Tom Stephenson's big four - Four funds to exploit global trends in 2017 The twilight of the bankers - And the rise of the fintech usurpers AIM IPO superstars - The new issues making waves for investors Click here to download as PDF   Click here to read online Master Investor Ltd. Suite 88, 22 Notting Hill Gate London, W11 3JE T: +44 7515 542707 E: swen@masterinvestor.co.uk Share the newsletter: Follow us: Copyright © 2017 Master Investor Ltd, All rights reserved. Master Investor is a trading name of Master Investor Ltd. Material contained within Master Investor Magazine and its website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon by individual readers in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment decisions. Master Investor Ltd. does not accept any liability for any losses suffered by any user as a result or any such descision. If a Daily Bulletin is too frequent, why not opt in to our once weekly mailing list for a round up of the week's news. Want to change how you receive these emails? Why did I get this | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences