by James Ferreira | Dec 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Every investor would have heard of equity and listed property referred to as ‘risk assets’. They would also have seen a graph which shows the relative risk of different asset classes, with cash at the bottom as the ‘lowest risk’ and equity at the top as ‘highest...
by James Ferreira | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Risk cover is one of the most important investments you can make in yourself. Although it is often seen as a grudge purchase, being adequately covered allows you to live worry free, knowing that should you be met with a life altering situation, you will have the...
by James Ferreira | Oct 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
There are many definitions of investment risk. Some reference volatility or investment drawdowns. Others centre on the underperformance of a fund versus an index or sector average. Often, these are shorter-term measures. But what does risk really mean to investors? It...
by James Ferreira | Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is no doubt about it, the past 4 or so years have been extremely tough for retirees. Constant price increases, higher taxes, higher fuel and food prices and a market that has traded sideways, not offering much in investment performance, has made retirement less...
by James Ferreira | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Markets move in cycles, which is great when they are trending upwards but when markets move in the wrong direction, concern and sometimes panic can start to creep into our minds – after all, we are only human. Unfortunately, this is usually when the most detrimental...
