Asking ‘What’s Going To Happen Next?’ Is Not The Key To Investment Success
The science of what constitutes a successful investment strategy has been a solved problem for many years. Statistically, you will be rewarded over time for investing in non-cash asset types, broadly diversify your money across higher and lower risk assets... Read More →
This Time It’s Different … Or Probably Not
We have all been in a position where we are asked to recall something only to find we can only remember the most recent piece of information with the rest being a blur, such as attending a party with a... Read More →
Dollar-Cost Averaging Or Lump Sum Investing? It’s Not Just A Financial Question
When investing, two common methods for deploying capital into the markets are dollar-cost averaging and lump-sum investing. What does this mean? Let’s say you have US$1,000,000 available to invest; lump-sum means investing that whole amount into the market all at... Read More →
5 Ways To Stay On Track With Your Investment Strategy
We often say to clients that the best investment strategy is one that you can personally stick to long term. For some, the benefits of investing may seem small to begin with but as each year passes the gains get... Read More →
Investing – DIY Or Use A Professional?
As of the end of Q1 this year, many online or do it yourself (DIY) investment brokerages saw surges in interest from new users, in fact, according to the Wall Street Journal saw platforms saw increases of 90% of new... Read More →
A Rising Stock Market But A Depressed Economy, How Does This Make Sense?
After the recent downturn in the stock market, we have seen markets make a somewhat significant recovery. But we are still going through a pandemic, right? Does this make sense? How can the stock market have seemingly recovered when, companies... Read More →
4 Reasons Why You Need A Financial Planner And More Importantly An Actual Plan
1. A plan helps you visualise the future you want Going about life without a plan of where you are heading or what you want your future to look like could mean you end up in entirely the wrong place.... Read More →
Investor Behaviour through Market Declines – How Do We Stay On Track?
The general message being sent out from the investing world at this time is along the lines of ‘don’t panic’. This is all well and good, but just telling people not to panic may not be enough to stop emotions... Read More →