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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

Look for long-term investors

Look for long-term investors

The debate on active vs. passive investment strategies is never ending. If you google active vs. passive there are tens and thousands of articles on the topic. For less informed readers, passive investment strategies refer to tracker or index funds,

mw@dmin October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour Read more

Pessimist trumps optimist

Pessimist trumps optimist

Why is it as investors we are most susceptible to a pessimistic viewpoint over the optimistic outcome. Quite simply because we experience the pain of loss twice as much as the pleasure of gains and therefore fear is a stronger

mw@dmin September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour 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

Do you trust robots for advice?

Do you trust robots for advice?

In a world of accelerating disruption where technology as enabler allows a person to build a billion-dollar business from their parent’s basement even the most established business models are no longer secure. The disruptors quickly become the incumbents at risk

mw@dmin June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Investment Strategies, Investor Behaviour Read more

Storytelling can be misleading

Storytelling can be misleading

In the bestselling book Homo Sapiens Yuval Harari theorized that the success of humankind can be directly ascribed to our ability to tells stories, which we could all believe in and collectively work towards, thus achieving as a common goal.

mw@dmin June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour Read more

Capitulation

Capitulation

“Sell in May and go away!” This adage would have worked well for you this year. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines the meaning of Capitulation as either of the following 1. “to accept defeat, or to give up or give

mw@dmin May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Investment Strategies, Market Drivers 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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