One of the biggest risks for US equities, and to a certain extent global investment markets, is the outcome of the impending US election in November. In this month’s Chatterbox...
Commentary August’s BOTB once again has a familiar air about it with 22 funds from July’s BOTB retaining their place. Once again it demonstrates the resilience and performance of the...
Precious metals, gold and silver, have been grabbing a lot of headlines of late. The price of gold, for example, has rallied more than 35% year to date as shown...
I'm fundamentally opposed to buying and holding actively managed funds for the long-term as you are more likely to make more money by regularly reviewing them. However, I understand that...
Commentary July's BOTB looks almost the same as June's with 26 funds the same. This is one of the most consistent transitions between consecutive months on the BOTB. It again...
One of the most frequent questions I receive on 80-20 Investor is what asset mix should you follow? Which sectors should people invest in and in what proportions? Of course...
The first half of 2020 has been unforgettable. We've experienced one of the most aggressive and steepest declines into a bear market in history followed by one of the strongest...
Commentary June's BOTB looks very familiar to May's with 21 funds the same. Again the message is consistency. It again demonstrates the resilience of the funds that made the BOTB...
UPDATE May 2020: I have now updated the stress test tool to take into account a new important scenario, as described in full at the foot of this article. The...
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