How to Raise Investment for Your Business
A practical UK guide to funding a business: how bootstrapping, angel investors, venture capital and grants differ, what investors actually…
Marcus Vale
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Marcus Vale
Editor-in-ChiefEditor-in-Chief & Business & Markets Editor
Marcus Vale is Daily Junction's Editor-in-Chief, accountable for the editorial standards and integrity of everything we publish. He also reports on markets, the global economy and corporate strategy, translating financial jargon into plain English.
Pound-Cost Averaging Explained
A plain-English guide to pound-cost averaging — how investing a fixed amount regularly smooths out market ups and downs, the maths behind…
Marcus Vale
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Diversification: Why You Shouldn't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
A plain-English guide to diversification — how spreading your investments across assets, sectors and regions reduces risk, why it works…
Marcus Vale
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Product-Market Fit Explained
What product-market fit really means, the signals that tell you whether you have it, how to find it through customer learning and…
Marcus Vale
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Stock Market Basics for Beginners
A clear, jargon-free introduction to the stock market — what shares are, how exchanges and indices work, why prices move, and the sensible…
Marcus Vale
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What Is Working Capital?
A clear explanation of working capital — what it is, the working capital cycle, why it matters for day-to-day survival, and practical ways…
Marcus Vale
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What Is a Bond? Fixed-Income Investing Explained
A plain-English guide to bonds — how lending money to governments and companies works, why bond prices and yields move in opposite…
Marcus Vale
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Break-Even Analysis Explained (With Examples)
What break-even analysis is, the difference between fixed and variable costs, the break-even formula, and worked examples showing how to…
Marcus Vale
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Business Insurance Explained
A plain-English guide to the main types of business insurance — public liability, employers' liability, professional indemnity and more —…
Marcus Vale
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