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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, 30 January, 2026
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    How not to short gold

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

    A grayscale hand holds a gold bar against a pink background, with illustrated US dollar bills floating around.
  • Thursday, 29 January, 2026
    Q&AAsk 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
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    Do your retirement goals suffer from money illusion? Mine did

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

    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

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

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

    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
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    Why not even your cash fund is risk free

    There is a reason they offer more interest than bank deposits

    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
    Skin in the GameInvesting in funds
    Why I couldn’t help torching my equity funds

    My contrarianism always overwhelms common sense, experience and learning

    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

    Office workers are seen through glass a business district, with reflections creating a layered, abstract effect
  • Friday, 14 November, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & 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

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

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

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

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

    A hand holds an open blank book with a large red downward arrow superimposed, against a green background with faint financial chart lines.
  • Friday, 17 October, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    If we’re being encouraged to own shares, we must also learn how to hedge them

    Luckily, it has never been cheaper or easier for retail investors to access the power of options

    A woman sits at a desk in front of a computer displaying a stock chart, with a yellow zigzag arrow overlay symbolizing market volatility.
  • Friday, 10 October, 2025
    Skin in the GameEquities
    Think the rally may continue but may also tank? You’ve got options

    Investors shouldn’t make directional calls but compare pay-offs and risk

    Finger pressing a tipping scale downwards with a pound sign on the higher end.
  • Friday, 3 October, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    Greed is my fourth-quarter investment strategy

    I’ve loved the AI boom this year and don’t want it to stop

  • Friday, 26 September, 2025
    Technology sector
    Shareholders should have more say over the AI rush

    Mega-deals, such as Nvidia’s plan to invest $100bn in OpenAI, need more scrutiny

    Sam Altman and Jensen Huang standing together and smiling.
  • Friday, 12 September, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    Mistiming markets may ravage your retirement

    Retirees must be patient and try to invest when markets are weak

  • Friday, 5 September, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    I can take or leave central bank independence, frankly

    It makes no difference to growth and policymakers are always in hock to someone

    Montage image of the Federal Reserve building, Washington DC
  • Friday, 29 August, 2025
    Companies
    It’s time to shut up and get on with it

    Words are replacing action, but success doesn’t manifest itself

    SpaceX Super Heavy booster with Starship lifts off
  • Friday, 15 August, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    How to invest in a stock market bubble

    The three lessons I learnt as a professional money manager

  • Friday, 8 August, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    I’m with Trump: US payrolls data is pure BLS

    Change is needed as markets are wrongly obsessed by this flawed release

    Montage of Donald Trump against a background of the New York stock exchange
  • Friday, 25 July, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    My latest nice problem is Japan

    A positive trade deal with the US masks a year of zero equity returns in sterling

  • Friday, 18 July, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    Don’t poison my golden goose, Rachel

    My strong returns owe much to UK equities — but if pushed to buy more I’ll do the opposite

    Rachel Reeves speaks at a podium with two microphones, against a backdrop of red and white financial charts and stock market data
  • Saturday, 5 July, 2025
    Capital markets
    All hail the equity vigilantes

    Bond markets can’t stand up to profligate governments alone

    Montage of the New York Stock Exchange, Capitol Hill, Westminster and a downward graph arrow
  • Saturday, 28 June, 2025
    Skin in the GameInsight & Comment
    An entry-level guide to valuing stocks

    The fancy methodologies don’t work anyway — this is all you need

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