Look out for seemingly simple and rewarding investment products
“Smart products, dumb choices”. This is the title of one of BpH’s latest investment insights or whitepapers. The paper looks at two sophisticated and seemingly popular investment vehicles, structured products and hedge funds and provides a cautionary tale about being seduced by either or both. Structured products appear simple at first, but grow increasingly complex...
Stock picking: the zero sum game
“Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence” by Daniel Kahneman. This article appeared in The New York Times Magazine over a month ago and serves beautifully to make the point that the results of stock picking can be likened to “a dice rolling contest, not a game of skill.” The article is adapted from Professor Kahneman’s...
Investment is not about winning, it’s about not losing
Experienced investors gradually realise that successful investing is not about winning, it’s about not losing. By avoiding mistakes and accepting the returns that the capital markets provide you will give yourself a huge advantage. Successful investing is about developing a process to improve your chances of a good investment experience and avoiding poor investment experiences...
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