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Financial advisors also act like preachers

Financial advisors also act like preachers

At gym the other day a local minister mentioned that he regularly read my article.   He questioned me on the difficulty of selecting a new topic each week.   His passing words were, “at least you know how we ministers feel

mw@dmin March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Investment Strategies, Retirement Read more

US rate hikes won’t affect our ‘Ramaphoria’ dazzle

US rate hikes won’t affect our ‘Ramaphoria’ dazzle

A while ago I wrote an article trying to explain why lower interest rates should drive up asset prices.  I quite sure you won’t remember the article as you probably fell asleep while reading it. The article explained how future

mw@dmin March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

You have negligible control over markets, so control your emotions

You have negligible control over markets, so control your emotions

At the risk of committing career suicide I would like to admit the following.  I have no idea the affect Trump will have on our share market over the next few months……I can hear the response “What! You don’t know.

mw@dmin March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Financial advice as clear as mud!

Financial advice as clear as mud!

The following is an extract from client feedback written for an offshore client invested in a portfolio of multi-asset global mutual funds, which I feel touches on some important investment points for the current investment environment and investment principles in

mw@dmin February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Investment Strategies, Market behaviour Read more

Predictions materialised

Predictions materialised

I vividly recall attending an investor feedback session with a hotshot offshore manager whose fund had performed terribly.  After taking some criticism from the hostile audience he totally lost it, raising his voice he stated that “it was only numbers”. 

mw@dmin February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Dammed if you don’t

Dammed if you don’t

With the US stock market now entering its 9th year in a bull market phase, it’s probably a good idea to reflect on some old age wisdom, which is nicely explained in the following quote; Bull markets are born on

mw@dmin January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Market irrationality requires cool heads

Market irrationality requires cool heads

“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy”  Warren Buffett The big financial institutions have just released their economic forecasts for 2018 and what do you know they are extremely bullish with a consensus view of

mw@dmin December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Rational investors sit it out

Rational investors sit it out

For this week’s article I am going to ask you to pretend you are living in a make-believe world, which shouldn’t be too hard, just follow our supreme leaders example by living in denial until you believe your own lies;

mw@dmin November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour, Retirement Read more

Volatility provides opportunities

Volatility provides opportunities

You had to feel a little sorry for our newest finance minister when he presented the recent mini-budget.  Stuck between “a rock and a hard place” with no room to manoeuvre.  SA has literally hit its fiscal cliff with the

mw@dmin November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Market behaviour, Market Drivers, Personal Finances, Tax Read more

Leadership uncertainties

Leadership uncertainties

As investors we are taught not to let macro factors overly influence our investment decisions. There is empirical evidence suggesting that even if you can correctly call a macro event like Brexit it is still impossible to know how the

mw@dmin October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Investment Risk, Market behaviour, Market Drivers, Uncategorized Read more
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