The lure of successful trading strategies is seductive, and looking at your portfolio shrink in value during a market downturn can be painful. But many times investors seeking to circumvent the pain or trying to get a leg up in their investments by temporarily shifting away from their long-term strategy will end up trading one source of anguish for another.

You probably hear more stories of trading success than failure, but robust data and research show that overwhelmingly, traders perform worse than the market. Are the odds stacked against the day trader?

Now that the stock market has risen since the Mar 2020 recession lows, you may be trying to figure out what to invest in right now. However, the reality of successfully timing markets isn’t as straightforward as it sounds.

You don’t need superior intellect to be an intelligent investor. The best chance for investment success is to take ownership of your finances in a sensible way — with balance, discipline, and diversification.

Do men and women make the same financial and investment choices? It boils down to behavioural biases.

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

The smartest investors aren't the busiest ones, but the ones who understand that all that effort can do more harm than good.

Our analysis of markets over a 15 year period shows that markets go up more often than come down. In fact, the best market days typically follow a correction.