The insider’s guide to personal investment success
Take control of your investments and get the financial results you deserve.
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...
Beware of statistics from financial product distributors
Product distributors stand to make huge amounts of money if they can convince individual investors like us to buy their product. The senior staff’s bonuses and the value of their share options depend upon persuading you to buy their product. Clever use of fund performance statistics is one of their most persuasive tools. Product distributors will...
Be clear about your financial goals
In any discussion about money and how best to make it work for you, you have to decide what you are trying to achieve with the money, and what it is you are trying to do. A good financial guide will help you here. The best way to start is to ask yourself a series...