Getting a good investment outcome is not about getting a leg up on the competition. Superior skill or intellect (measured in IQ) does not lead to superior investment outcomes (quite the opposite in fact).

Bucketed portfolios of money can help you settle short-term and long-term needs, but often can be a bit of a hassle. However, there is a way to gain those advantages in a fuss free manner by integrating them into a single portfolio.

Ronald Read died at age 92 with assets over US$8M. Having worked as a gas station attendant for over 20 years and later swept floors at a department store, many were shocked at his accumulated wealth. There is no other industry in the world besides investing where an inexperienced person is able to get a leg up on the best and brightest. Why is this so?

Usually important headlines and events are delivered straight to your phone’s notification centre — urging you to click on them to read more. But the media, no matter how learned and talented, is not always right, nor has it the ability to definitively predict the future.

Close calls, their consequential behavioural biases, periods of volatility, and some tips to attain some peace of mind.

Cut out short-term noise and keep sight of long-term benefits. Headlines are crafted to catch attention, not to provide education. Adopting a long-term perspective can help investors look beyond them to reach their goals.

As massive losses hit the stock market, what should investors do to survive?

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.

Proper investing is just like having a balanced diet.

Investor behaviour can have the biggest impact on portfolio returns. It is important to stick to your investment plan and not be distracted by emotions.

How can investors guard against their instinct to cut-and-run when the market goes through rough patches?

The human behavioural instincts that serve us well in most areas can be our downfall when it comes to investing. What methods can we use to stay the course even when our instincts tell us otherwise?

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.

Arnold Zwicky defined the Recency Illusion as ”the belief that things you have noticed only recently are in fact recent”. How does this illusion affect your investing decisions?

People often follow the herd. This can be devastating in investing.

Don’t we all love a good discount? Yet when there is a huge discount in stocks, people run away! Why is this so?

How many times do we have a certain mandate, only to switch to something else when we hear of a good idea from a magazine, a friend or the news?