GYC Insights
Articles on real-life financial issues written to educate and enlighten.
The Chase For Higher Yields
Strategies which reach for yield often lead to heightened volatility and magnified losses during times of market stress, and if emotions get the better of them, investors will inadvertently sell the assets at the worst possible time.
What The Suez Canal Incident Can Teach Us
The world is more tightly knit and globalised than you may think. Assessing the exposure of an equity portfolio is not just looking at where companies are based, but also about where their revenues are generated.
Rising Out of the Crypto
The tremendous surge in the price of cryptocurrencies has attracted the attention of many investors, but there are issues that both potential and current investors in cryptocurrencies should consider.
The Risk-Return Trade Off
Over the past 10 years or so, investors managed to get away with poor investing habits. Whatever they threw their money at seemed to work out pretty well. However, it may appear that the tide may finally be turning.
Are Rising Rates a Threat?
Much to the surprise of investors, the stock market posted good returns for 2020 despite the overhang of COVID-19. Most investors know what happens to their bond investments when interest rates change, but how effect does it have on our investments?
Double or Nothing
We all want to make money from the market, but is there a formula to do so, and to do so quickly?
Do Foreign Currency Returns Matter?
FOREX movements do matter and could mean getting a decent gain or suffering a loss despite having the value of your investments go up.
Embrace the World
Holding a handful of different funds or investments, or spreading your assets across different financial institutions does not mean you are diversifying the right way.
Investing With a Conscience
Investing with ethical and sustainability considerations can give you better returns, not worse.
Halfway Through a Crazy Year
2020 has been like no year before it. The same goes for its market.
So, is the Stock Market Overvalued?
Stock prices are soaring as the economy struggles. Does this mean the market is overvalued and about to fall? What should you do?
Looking back is bad for your financial health!
All news is old news. Invest looking to the future, rather than base your decisions on outdated data.
The Resilience of Diversified Portfolios and the Human Spirit
Why this crisis is not the end of the world for humans or the markets.
What to Do After All the Big Losses?
As massive losses hit the stock market, what should investors do to survive?
What's In Store For the Next 10 Years?
Looking to the past can provide insightful lessons for the future.
Do you have the FAANG Mentality?
Stock market returns are commonly driven by just a few stocks. The problem is knowing which ones.