Setting sensible expectations for market returns
Forming sensible expected returns is crucial for building a strategy
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Stock diversification
The market portfolio provides a sensible starting point, but can be improved upon
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Gambling vs Investing
Gambling is based on short-term luck whereas investing is about efficiently capturing the long-term growth on offer in equity and bond markets.
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Albion x P1 Investment Services
Exeter – 30 Sep 2024 - Albion Strategic Consulting partners with P1 Investment Services to launch discretionary version of smartersuccess™ service
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Markets move. This is the way.
Volatility is a feature, rather than a bug.
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Investment momentum: myth or money-maker?
The momentum effect is well documented in investment returns, but how is momentum best incorporated into a sensible, well diversified portfolio?
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Jargon-busting: Return
This series of short notes aims to clear up some often used terms and concepts in the investing world.
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Jargon-busting: Volatility
This series of short notes aims to clear up some often used terms and concepts in the investing world.
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The power of capital markets
Markets move - that's the nature of the game
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Bond prices: 'Six of one...'
'... and half a dozen of the other'. Elegant symmetry of bond maths means there is no free lunch when it comes to changing market yields.
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The temptation of higher interest rates
Interest rate rises are tempting, but the opportunity costs can be large for locking away cash
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