Image from qimono on Pixabay It is often claimed that while it is all well and good being in an index fund when the market is rising, it is when things turn round that active managers can show their skill and avoid the falls while the...
Image from VisualHunt.com After commenting last time on the propensity of humans (and thus stockmarkets, whose movements are ultimately driven by human behaviours) to be more influenced by bad news than good, it is worth considering why markets can still fall even if there is no...
Identifying the best times to get in and out of the market is really difficult but we don’t need to rely on genius or even luck; just a few simple rules and keeping to the strategy that you originally set when determining how to achieve...
When it comes to producing reasons for doing or not doing things related to our own money, humans can be astonishingly creative. Here are just a few that we have encountered over the years....
If you are looking for a financial planner to work with, you are likely to be in for a long term relationship, so it makes sense to look at more than one to increase the chances of finding a good match. So with that in...
You can’t control any of the ‘stuff’ that happens in the economy or the market. Sometimes those events will be better than you expect; other times worse. The best approach is to focus on what you can control and ignore the rest. ...
While owning a single global market fund for your equity exposure would be less interesting at dinner parties than holding a clutch of sector specialists, it might just give you more time (and money) to get on with enjoying your life....
The issue with property as an investment is not the underlying asset class per se but the form in which the exposure to it is obtained. Buildings are difficult (and expensive) to sell quickly should the need for unusual amounts of cash suddenly arise....
Image by maxmann on pixabay.com We have seen several people recently who arrived with an existing portfolio on which they have been taking advice for several years. This is not uncommon, given that people with existing investments have either been managing it themselves or they have...
Photo credit: M.G.N. - Marcel on VisualHunt / CC BY-NC-ND ‘You take a chance getting up every morning, crossing the street or sticking your face in a fan.’ Police Lt. Frank Drebin, ‘The naked gun’ Many of the people whom we encounter, when asked about their attitude to...