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Make room for ambiguity too

Make room for ambiguity too

As investors we hate ambiguity, we want certainty, which is why we dislike the idea of randomness.    We want our advisors / managers to know exactly what is going on.  Financial experts must speak confidently and explain what is driving

mw@dmin January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

Please be more astute in reading the cycles

Please be more astute in reading the cycles

As a 20 year old backpacker hitchhiking through Europe I had planned to run with the Bulls in Pamplona Spain, unfortunately I never made it to Spain.  But thinking back as a fearless or stupid youngster this was probably a

mw@dmin September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Investment Strategies, Market behaviour, Market Drivers No Comments Read more

Inflation within target, but be cautious

Inflation within target, but be cautious

Why does nobody believe the published inflation rate?   I will attempt to answer this question by explaining how inflation is calculated.   The inflation rate refers to the annual average rate of increase in prices represented by a basket

mw@dmin May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Investor Behaviour, Market behaviour, Personal Finances Read more

Price mustn’t be confused with value

Price mustn’t be confused with value

The strength of a countries currency can be viewed as a proxy for the price of the  country.  Just like with any investment you must differentiate between price and value.  Price is what you pay and value if what you

mw@dmin April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Market behaviour, Market Drivers Read more

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

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

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

As a retiree, view your home as a ‘financial asset’

As a retiree, view your home as a ‘financial asset’

It is interesting to see how many people are beginning to look at their home as a retirement asset.  There are two reasons for this firstly the average person nearing retirement is under-funded, in some cases their homes are their

mw@dmin September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Estate Planning, Personal Finances, Retirement Read more

Pending change in financial advice law is good

Pending change in financial advice law is good

I like to use the analogy of a pilot and co-pilot to describe the role / relationship between a financial adviser and the client.  I have always considered the client to be the captain and the financial adviser the co-pilot

mw@dmin September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Investment Strategies, Personal Finances Read more

There is no “holy grail” secret to making good investments

There is no “holy grail” secret to making good investments

I was invited to spend a full day with arguably South Africa’s top asset manager; you go there with very high expectations hoping to get all the answers.   These are the guys with the enviable track- record of consistently beating

mw@dmin July 6, 2017July 20, 2017 Investment Risk, Investment Strategies, Market behaviour Read more
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