Gold has consistently been described as “the most necessary constituent of any investment portfolio” – do you want to follow that blindly or understand why? For as long as I care to remember, gold, whether through physical investment or via established miners such as Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM), has been recommended by more or […]
What went wrong with the blue-chips?
by | November 26, 2015
Case Study Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) Over the last couple of weeks we have paid particular attention to gold and how the economic model has changed in the last decade. A big part of that is a drive to the blue-chip companies on the ASX. We are now taking an in-depth look at what […]
Where I’m investing for 2015 – a Portfolio Managers view
by | January 16, 2015
With 2015 now underway, volume activities are starting to improve and investors have been hit with a slew of negative headlines from the European Central Bank (ECB) potentially adopting stimulus measures to ward off a triple Recession, and plummeting Crude Oil prices pulling a handbrake onto the economy (who would have thought cheaper oil/fuel would […]
Your New Years’ Investment Resolution for 2015 … to make money!
by | January 9, 2015
Easier said than done right? If your Christmas/New Years break was anything like mine, I over indulged in food and drink, spent a lot of time catching up on chores around the house, and spent plenty of time at the beach and visiting friends and family. The week and a half between Christmas and New […]
Is successful investing taking the long term view just a myth?
by | October 24, 2014
The holy grail of the investment industry seems to involve telling investors to buy and hold for the long term – taking what is in effect, the “long term view”. While this may make sense on a couple of fronts – give it time to do its thing, markets always go up over time and […]
