Sometimes past success from the concentrated investing in well-known companies discourage investors from diversifying their assets. Unfortunately, this can lead to one of the most well-known cautionary tales in finance:
Tragic declines in wealth resulting from losses in single securities.

Janitor Robert Read amassed millions despite his meagre earnings. How did he do it?

What would happen if you followed the advice of well known investors, hedge fund managers and strategists - supposed experts in their field. Are they really able to beat the market?

As we head into 2020, it helps to look at financial forecasts with the hindsight gained from 2019.

The stock market is bound to collapse eventually. It’s just a matter of when.

Stock picking is looking for a needle in a haystack. Diversification is buying the whole haystack.

Our tendency to spin stories out of unrelated events leads some of us to believe horoscopes... and financial predictions.

How can you find out if you can afford to stop working?

Before you jump on the investment property bandwagon, here are some questions you should ask yourself.

Should I sell now? Is it the right time to buy? Who will win the election? Are central banks printing too much money? We worry about the wrong things far too often. Here are the things that really affect your investments.

Can investors consistently time the market? Will you be able to tell when to buy or sell? In this video, Jim Davis from Dimensional Fund Advisors runs more than 780 tests on data from 15 stock markets to see what the evidence says.

Recent rhetoric between US President Trump and North Korea made many investors jumpy. With the possibility of a localised conflict occurring, what would be the impact on investors?

Markets have been reaching all-time highs. Is it time to sell? We look at the evidence and at what history has to tell us about past instances when markets also reached new highs.

Companies and countries have used markets for years to raise money from public investors. In return, investors receive compensation for the risk they take. But not all companies - or countries - are the same.