Passive investment products of various types have seen a rise in popularity over recent years thanks to a combination of booming stock markets since 2009 and falling fees. With exposure to the main share indices such as the FTSE 100 and many others being available to investors for as little …

Weighing the good news versus the bad news issuing from the economy is one of the most critical things investors do, but human biases get in the way. That's a simple way of saying that people believe what they believe, even in the face of contradictions.