The best response for investors at the moment is to focus on what you can control. Share markets can be quite volatile at times. In this blog from Dimensional Fund Advisors they discuss the seven lessons investors should keep in mind. Market timing is difficult to...
Lessons from history What does history tell us about share market returns after a period of economic recession? Below is an interactive article from Dimensional Fund Advisors. It shows how the US share market has behaved during economic downturns. Share markets around...
Why long-term investing is crucial Imagine it’s 25 years ago, 1997: J.K. Rowling just published the first Harry Potter book. General Motors is releasing the EV1, an electric car with a range of 60 miles. The internet is in its infancy, Y2K looms, and everyone is...
Article from The Economist, Buttonwood June 24 2017 Sheer luck is as good as past returns in predicting future performance The big investment shift of recent years is from active to passive. Clients have been buying index funds, which passively track a benchmark like...
While the impact of Covid-19 on world economies has not fully played out and portfolios have taken a hit; in my opinion, we are not seeing a freefall in share markets. If you look at the US market from its high at the beginning of February to its low on the 23rd March...
The folly of chasing returns When you look at world share market returns are there some countries that you should focus on to get higher returns? The video below looks at returns across a wide range of countries looking for patterns that could be exploited. This...
