I work as an investment manager, and a few years ago I had a boss called James (not his real name). His job was mainly

So this is it. It’s times like these which separate the successful investors from the mediocre. The decisions you make now will be some of

If you cast your mind back to this post (Against International Diversification), we saw some legitimate, evidence-based reasons which might support not diversifying internationally. Specifically,

In the previous post we saw that international diversification: Helps ensure one country’s drawdowns don’t affect your overall portfolio’s returns too much, Reduces risk through

We owe a lot to the ancient Greeks. They laid the groundwork for a huge swathe of today’s society, including democratic government, philosophy, theatre, architecture,

Given that I’m writing this the day after the UK left the European Union, a post on the perils of investing overseas seems appropriate. What

I recently attended a small presentation given by the CIO of one of Oxbridge’s college endowments. He was a typical economist – articulate and confident

GT Advanced Technologies was a sure thing. It was supposed to be the primary supplier of sapphire glass to Apple, which was going to be

Reasons for why we need to diversify can be found in the most unlikely of places. The Battle of Stalingrad, with an anecdote courtesy of

Most of us at some point during our lives are faced with the decision of how to invest a cash lump sum. We can end

If you’ve ever asked your investment manager about whether you should stay in cash or get invested, you’ll likely have been presented with some variation

Holding cash can be incredibly addictive. It’s safe and understandable, whereas the markets are volatile and unknown. On paper we know that markets rise on

It’s one of the most worrying things that goes through your head before investing. As you start to think about putting your cash in the

“The market looks too expensive at the moment. I think it’s due a correction, so I’m just going to wait for a bit of a