The Confidence Trick
An ambitious portfolio manager stumbles upon a perfect graph. It outlines eye watering profits. But something doesn’t quite add up – could this graph be accurate? Or does it hide a far more sinister truth?
Right Conclusion Wrong Reason
The chart below from Vanguard has been doing the rounds with people trumpeting that locally listed shares outperform listed property trusts. Based on the data presented, this is true, but some have extended it to mean that locally listed shares outperform all property investments. This is not what the chart says—the chart refers to listed…
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How To Quit Worrying About Your Retirement
I’m seeing it everywhere. People who have worked their entire careers, realising that they’re going to have to KEEP WORKING because the economy has gone to the crapper. Fear, knee-jerk decisions, and missteps. And I’ll tell you why – you’re trying to live on a salary from 2011 when the prices are from 2024! …
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Tell The Entire Story
The snip below is of last night’s trading in the US along with a headline. As you can see there is a little bit of handwringing going on. The onset of September has caused a variation of the following graph of monthly returns on the S&P500 to appear on various platforms. It shows that contrary…
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Ten Minutes With Tate Why Trade
Trading could not be considered an easy profession to master but once you do the rewards make the effort worthwhile. But before you begin your trading journey you need to know why you are doing so. Recently I was asked again – why trade? This is my answer.
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A Fool And Their Money
For a reason best known only to the divine I continue to get spam from Motley Fool. I shouldn’t complain as the entertainment value it provides is high as is the motivational value. If ever I worry about the competition I open up one of their previous emails and giggle. Feeling refreshed I start the…
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