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Stuart Kirk

Investment Columnist

Stuart Kirk writes about investing for FT Weekend. He held roles in banking, asset management and consulting over a 20-year career, and ran the Lex Column in a previous incarnation at the FT.

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Investments
    My latest portfolio revealed

    Now the Bank of England has called the top, I’ve never been so bullish about stocks

    Stuart Kirk
    A briefcase in front of an orange stock chart background, with flags of the US, UK, Japan, and HM Treasury sticking out.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Why do I have so much in UK equities?

    British pension schemes will soon be forced to support my portfolio

    Stuart Kirk
    A collage-style illustration of one hand dropping a coin into another hand, with green and yellow bar chart columns and a blue background resembling the UK flag.
  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    Personal Finance
    The main reason I’ve bought equities again

    US stock valuations only make sense if you believe in AI

    Stuart Kirk
    A hand holds a smartphone displaying the word "Anthropic" in front of red candlestick stock charts and a stylized logo on an orange gradient background.
  • Saturday, 11 April, 2026
    Markets
    Only two events have mattered in my 30 years of investing

    Markets have shrugged off everything from geopolitics to financial crises

    Stuart Kirk
    Montage image of a woman dressed in medical PPE, a Wall Street sign and chart lines
  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    Investing in funds
    Forget Trump, I’m now fully invested again

    Why right now seems like the right time for me to move out of cash

    Stuart Kirk
    Montage of Donald Trump
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Investments
    Unlike Donald, I don’t know when to press the button

    I’m buying back in, but who knows if I can pick the right day?

    Stuart Kirk
    A large green button is about to be clicked by a pixelated computer hand cursor, with financial data in the blue background.
  • Friday, 20 March, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Is it time for me to buy equities again?

    Many price/earnings ratios have fallen back to long-run averages 

    Stuart Kirk
    A graphic depicting a stock market candlestick chart overlaid with large yellow arrows, set against an industrial scene with smoke rising from refinery tanks.
  • Friday, 13 March, 2026
    Companies
    Show me a leader who doesn’t love a crisis

    Global events hide mistakes, confer agency and are exciting to boot

    Stuart Kirk
  • Friday, 6 March, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    What is your true exposure to the Iran war?

    Think like a family office and take an intergenerational view

    Stuart Kirk
    An illustration showing a red zigzag arrow pointing downward over a house, with stock chart graphics in the background.
  • Friday, 27 February, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    What you said about my new ChatGPT investment adviser

    Plenty of readers admit to using AI already; others have major concerns

    Stuart Kirk
    Finger pointing to a chat GPT search box with british pound notes behind.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    Dear ChatGPT, please construct me an optimal portfolio

    AI is already smarter and more knowledgeable than all financial advisers

    Stuart Kirk
    An illustration showing stacked coins and rolled British banknotes with a stylised ChatGPT logo in the background.
  • Saturday, 14 February, 2026
    The lost art of self-validation

    Now that anything can be faked, all we have left is being honest with ourselves

    Stuart Kirk
    Several lab-grown diamonds in different colors and sizes are displayed on a dark surface, with one being held by tweezers.
  • Friday, 6 February, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    Regulators should let me buy whatever I want

    If the definition is doing it for money — aren’t all investors professional?

    Stuart Kirk
    A hand holds a smartphone displaying a stock trading app behind a red velvet rope barrier, with financial charts in the background.
  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    How not to short gold

    Few investors want to it seems, but those who do need to be careful

    Stuart Kirk
    A grayscale hand holds a gold bar against a pink background, with illustrated US dollar bills floating around.
  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Investments
    Ask an Expert. What should I invest in this year? You asked, Stuart Kirk answered

    FT’s ‘Skin in the Game’ columnist replied to readers in a live Q&A

  • Friday, 23 January, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    Do your retirement goals suffer from money illusion? Mine did

    Focusing on ‘the number’ doesn’t take inflation into account

    Stuart Kirk
    A graphic depicting a yellow zigzag arrow trending upward on a road sign, set against a background of classical financial buildings
  • Saturday, 17 January, 2026
    Investments
    Why has more Maga mayhem equalled ever-higher stocks?

    There are three possible explanations and investors must choose one

    Stuart Kirk
    Montage image of Trump next to a chart line heading upwards
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    Insight & Comment
    I’m all at sea with 100% cash

    Every investment seems risky in 2026 — but paddle on we must

    Stuart Kirk
    An illustration showing a paper boat made from a £10 note floating on water, with stock market graphs in the background.
  • Friday, 5 December, 2025
    Insight & Comment
    Why not even your cash fund is risk free

    There is a reason they offer more interest than bank deposits

    Stuart Kirk
    An illustration showing bundles of US dollar bills piled high, overlaid with a jagged yellow arrow suggesting financial volatility.
  • Monday, 1 December, 2025
    Political Fix podcast54 min listen
    Bonus: What does the 2025 Budget mean for your money?

    Claer Barrett and a panel of experts answer your questions

  • Friday, 28 November, 2025
    Investing in funds
    Why I couldn’t help torching my equity funds

    My contrarianism always overwhelms common sense, experience and learning

    Stuart Kirk
    An illustration showing a hand holding a lit lighter against a background of blurred financial data and stock charts.
  • Friday, 21 November, 2025
    White collar crime
    We should make insider trading a thing of the past

    Laws don’t work — transparency and technology are the answer

    Stuart Kirk
    Office workers are seen through glass a business district, with reflections creating a layered, abstract effect
  • Friday, 14 November, 2025
    Insight & Comment
    That’s annoying — Japan is no longer cheap

    Topix trades at a discount to peers but is now expensive versus the past 20 years

    Stuart Kirk
    An illustration showing a rising bar graph and arrow over a red circle, with Japanese yen banknotes in the background.
  • Friday, 7 November, 2025
    Insight & Comment
    COP makes me excited about emerging companies again

    Although ‘a flood of green investment’ is perhaps the wrong phrase

    Stuart Kirk
    A hand holding a young tree with financial charts in the background over ariel view of the Amazon.
  • Friday, 31 October, 2025
    Insight & Comment
    Why I love the IMF global financial stability report

    It’s the best publication for investors — but the latest issue makes spooky reading

    Stuart Kirk
    A hand holds an open blank book with a large red downward arrow superimposed, against a green background with faint financial chart lines.
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