Commentary As discussed in August's monthly newsletter, July was a stellar month for UK investors and continued an unseasonably strong summer run for developed world equities. Chinese equities and Asian...
I always try to encourage 80-20 Investor members to start discussions or ask questions of me and other members via Chatterbox. Sometimes I will receive a question that warrants its...
As long-term investors we shouldn't check our portfolios every day. However, there is nothing wrong with trying to understand what is driving markets. Understanding the current trends, or new developing trends,...
Commentary As discussed in July's monthly newsletter, June was the month when markets reacted to the mounting trade war threats. Typically in any given month either riskier assets perform strongly...
You may recall from the FREE email series you received when you first engaged with 80-20 Investor that one of the investment strategies, other than momentum investing, proven to work is value investing. So periodically I look at which global stock markets offer good value based on historical data. Since the...
The concept of diversification should be nothing new to experienced DIY investors. Diversification means not putting all your eggs in one basket. It is about spreading risk across a range...
Commentary May saw stocks markets regain their swagger and for UK investors there was the double boost of the plummeting pound helping the FTSE 100 hit new all-time highs while...
I'm fundamentally opposed to buying and holding funds for the long term as you can make more money by regularly reviewing them. However, I understand that there are times when...
Commentary April was a good month for UK investors as a surprise slump in the value of the pound boosted UK equity returns and amplified those of overseas assets. Riskier...
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