When the words “portfolio”, “client” and “risk” are used in the same sentence, the topic of discussion is more than likely investment advice and investment management. Around the world, advisers routinely categorise investment funds based on established regulatory and industry norms and impart this analysis to their clients. For them, …
As someone who is advising investment clients for over 30 years it never ceases to amaze me when history tends to repeat itself. When markets are in the ascendency everyone, it seems, chases the latest investment trend in the same manner as fashion trends exist. In the last decade we …
A question I get asked quite frequently, even in today’s economy, is: ” Is my money safe?” There is no doubt that the level of distrust and incredulity that was directed towards banks after the Celtic Tiger crisis had turned a once sacred cow into a national pariah. And from that, …
As someone who has been advising investment clients for over 30 years I’m something of an elder lemon, to coin a phrase. Some people may call me experienced but experience is usually borne out of your own suffering or watching others suffer. Looking back on the trends of investing over …
When people gossip, it’s always about someone else and more often than not, there’s a comment on someone’s behaviour. People watching or, more correctly, behaviour watching provides fodder for the chat magazines and the tabloids. This, in turn, has led to the huge growth in reality TV whether it’s the X-Factor, …
I have been helping clients make investment decisions for over 25 years and it never ceases to amaze me how the adage of “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” still applies – the more things change, the more things stay the same. Avoiding investment mistakes if no different. …
Investors are a worrisome lot. When markets are falling many can get upset. Should they sell? Should they buy more? When markets are rising, the questions are the same. Should they sell? Should they buy more? It also depends on what asset is in the news. For a long time …
In writing this piece, I’m inclined to reflect on the saying that “there is no such thing as a free lunch”. The same applies to investing, investing is not risk-free and if done incorrectly it can be very costly. Everything in life has both negative and positive aspects to it. …
Every so often I meet a personal investor who will tell me that now is the right time or the wrong time to invest. This may depend on whether the markets are going up or down as well as depending on that individual’s past experience. Despite having 30 years of …
