Don’t let news headlines drive your investment strategy
Follow the news by all means. But be wary about using the news as an investment barometer. Listen to your financial advisor instead.
Are you a financial fashion victim?
Much of the media & financial services industries depend on trends to keep investors buying new “stuff”. Don’t want to be a victim? Read on …
The Patience Principle when Investing
Global markets are providing investors with a rough ride at the moment, as the focus turns to China’s economic outlook.
The China Syndrome for investors
The recent severe volatility in China’s share markets has raised questions among many investors about the causes of the fall.
Living on the Investment Edge
Anyone with a smartphone, a few apps and real-time news and data feeds can be like a pro trader these days. But is this a good thing?
Can you bank on Medibank?
Individual investors, when confronted by all the hype around IPOs, will ask their advisors whether it is worth buying stock in the initial offer.
The 7 truths of investing in a volatile stock market
Just as many people were starting to think the stock market only ever moves in one direction, the pendulum has swung back the other way.
Over the Hedge
A recent press article said that with major risk assets looking “fully valued”, it was time to seek out alternative investments such as hedge funds.
Ten Stocks for Ten Years
Ten Stocks for Ten Years’ interviewed analysts to identify 10 stocks to ride out the next decade. How are the stocks doing? Find out here.
Sliding Doors: The Financial Sequel
Sound investing for the long term is not just about sticking to your chosen pathway. It also means staying off the ones that can derail your journey.
Investors, Connecting the Dots
Human beings love stories. But this can lead us to imagine connections between events where none really exist. For investors, this can be a disaster.
Future Testing
While the future is unknowable. And while we cannot prepare the future for our portfolios, we can still prepare our portfolios for the future.
The Golden Ticket
How do you approach wealth planning? Do you have hopes of finding the “golden ticket”, as they say? Are you approaching it much the same as others?
Many Happy Returns (Investors)
Investing is about what happens next. We don’t know what happens next. That’s why we diversify.
Riding the Emerging Markets Tiger
While emerging market performances in recent times have not been stellar, it is important to remember that they are still playing a diversification benefit.