Should you ignore the FTSE 100 and buy Royal Mail?

Follow this link if this email is not displaying correctly DAILY BULLETIN Wednesday 24 May 2017 Ignore the FTSE 100 and buy Royal Mail by Robert Stephens | Equities | 5 mins. to read It's been a long road but, finally, the FTSE 100 has reached 7,500 points. This may prompt worry among some investors, since it could mean the index is overvalued and there is a lack of investment opportunities on offer. Risks such as Brexit, the general election, Trump's Presidency and numerous others could weigh on the UK's main index. Likewise, those risks may fade and leave investors in an even more bullish mood. Therefore, in my view there is limited value in attempting to predict the short-term price movements of the index. During bull and bear markets, opportunities to buy and sell nearly always exist – no matter what the index's level. One such opportunity at the moment could be Royal Mail (LON:RMG). The company offers a very low valuation, high yield and a business model which has the potential to improve. Although risks do exist, the rewards suggest Royal Mail has investment appeal regardless of how the FTSE 100 performs in future.   Click here to read the full story LATEST STORIES FROM OUR BLOG dotDigital: Rising trend channel could lead to 100p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read Perhaps rather interestingly, dotDigital (LON:DOTD) is not a company whose shares normally appear on the most traded or trending of the day. But that is not the case today. Although the tech space is traditionally a little weak in delivering profits, especially from the early days, there are always exceptions to prove the rule.   Click here to read the full story Rooplay: the "Netflix of Games" Rooplay is focused on educational games and is committing resources to become a leader in early learning game content. The experts from Ambient Insight predict that worldwide revenue from game-based learning products will see strong growth from $2.6 billion in 2016 to $7.6 billion in 2021.   Click here to read the full story Serica Energy: Rising trend channel points to 40p by Zak Mir | Trading | 1 mins. to read I am not sure what the acid test is when it comes to buying shares. However, just a couple of months ago I was thinking of buying shares of Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) for my nine-year old son to illustrate the "magic" of investing on the stock market.    Click here to read the full story Tilting the odds in one's favour by Evil Knievil | Evil Diaries | 21 mins. to read This is really serious investment material and not for flebsters:   You enter tomorrow Wednesday's Lotto online. You will need to register on the National Lottery site.   The problem is to devise, say, 2,000 different entries using numbers 32 to 59.   Click here to read the full story The fund offering uncorrelated returns with downside protection by Nick Sudbury | Funds | 5 mins. to read There are not many funds that are capable of delivering decent returns regardless of the wider market, with one of the few exceptions being Crystal Amber (LON:CRS).   Click here to read the full story QUOTE OF THE DAY "You'll get nowhere buying stocks just because they have a great story."                                                 James O'Shaughnessy MASTER INVESTOR SHOW VIDEO EXCLUSIVE LATEST EDITION OUT NOW La Belle France - It's time to feast on the crème de la crème of the French stock market Capital punishment - Common inheritance tax pitfalls and how to avoid them Momentum investing - Is this the best-kept secret in finance? Shaky foundations - Has Brexit put commercial property funds at risk? Bag a bargain - Three small caps trading below book value 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 decision. 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