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Proper Investor’s input is best  

Proper Investor’s input is best  

Harry Markowitz developed Modern Portfolio Theory, which theorized that investors could design a portfolio to maximize returns by accepting a quantifiable amount of risk.  In other words, investors could reduce risk by diversifying their assets and asset allocation of their investments using

mw@dmin January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour Read more

Covid-19 causes K-shaped crisis

Covid-19 causes K-shaped crisis

The recent COVID-19 crisis should be a reminder that sh…t happens and the importance of stress testing your personal finances.  The shape of the recovery is best described by the letter K  with the upward sloping arm of the K

mw@dmin November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Do nothing is the hardest rule of all to get right

Do nothing is the hardest rule of all to get right

Guru investor Terry Smith,  founder of the phenomenally successful Fundsmith in the UK, has a remarkably simple investment philosophy based on three investment rules: Invest in a good business Pay a fair price for the business Do nothing! I will

mw@dmin October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour Read more

The meaning of capitulation

The meaning of capitulation

The investment industry uses some very descriptive words in describing investor behaviour and one of these is capitulation, this is the point when investors throw in the towel. Throwing in the towel is boxing speak for give-up. Picture the towel

mw@dmin March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Investment Risk, Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Investor behaviour risky

Investor behaviour risky

“Smart money” is used to describe institutional or professional investors, by default that makes the rest of us the “not so smart money”.   What seems to distinguish the “smart” from the “not so smart” is the degree of emotional influence

mw@dmin October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Investment Risk, Investor Behaviour Read more

Investors, beware of ‘Tina’

Investors, beware of ‘Tina’

The tile of this week’s article sounds more like a tropical storm warning than a warning to investors, which may be appropriate given that TINA can be just as devastating on your wealth as a category five hurricane when making

mw@dmin October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Equities, Investment Risk, Investment Strategies Read more

Don’t quit now, rather crawl; there will always be an upside

Don’t quit now, rather crawl; there will always be an upside

As a child I grew up thinking that I would one day run the Comrades marathon. I read somewhere older athletes were better suited to the long distance, which was the excuse a clung to until the dream faded into

mw@dmin August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour Read more

Recency Bias can cost you

Recency Bias can cost you

Investing in the JSE All Share Index has become a swear word as the herd flee our shores in favour of investing offshore and it is hard to make a case for investing locally given all the bad news and

mw@dmin August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Investment Risk, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Beware TINA

Beware TINA

The tile of this week’s article sounds more like a tropical storm warning than a warning to investors, which may be appropriate given that TINA can be just as devastating on your wealth as a category five hurricane when making

mw@dmin July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour Read more

Selling equities and investing in cash now is rash, wait patiently

Selling equities and investing in cash now is rash, wait patiently

The doldrums are noted for calm periods around the equator when the winds disappear trapping sail-powered boats for days or even weeks.   There are many stories told of sailors going completely crazy while desperately hoping for the wind whilst

mw@dmin May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour, Market Drivers Read more
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