Since the Singapore Summit ended, some market watchers and strategists have been predicting good times ahead. Others take a much more sceptical view. What should an investor do?

Is there a formula for investment success? Yes, and it’s very simple: Event + Response = Outcome. You can’t control events, but you can control how you respond to them.

A philosopher once said that nothing is as difficult for people as not deceiving themselves. But while most self-delusions are relatively costless, those relating to investments come with a hefty price tag.

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.

Conventional wisdom says that smarter people should be able to spot better investment opportunities and thus invest better. Reality says otherwise.

An interview with Gerard O’Reilly, Co-CEO and CIO at Dimensional Fund Advisors explaining the importance of Evidence-Based Investing.

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.

In this video, Timonier explains the factors that drive investment returns across a variety of asset classes.

Wherever you are in your investing journey, at some point you’ll likely ask yourself some of the questions below. Listening to friends, family or the financial media is not the best way to get the right answers.

FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) is the latest catchphrase in the financial media. But does this constitute a viable investment strategy?

In this video, Timonier talks about the importance of diversification to spread out your risk in the market.

In this video, Timonier explains how capital markets continually absorb new market information and reflect this in stock prices.

This video highlights the simple but successful philosophy of Evidence Based Investing versus traditional investing methods.

Just about every investor acknowledges the risk when investing in the market, but whenever bouts of volatility hit and headlines scream blood in the markets, logic flies out of the window and their flight or fight mode kicks in.

A good advisor can add about 3% a year to your net investment returns. They do this by keeping you on track, keeping costs low and helping you avoid bad financial decisions.

Your behaviour is a huge factor in investment success. Humans are naturally hard-wired to make bad investment decisions. Self-awareness and preparation are crucial in order to avoid failure.

Market returns are compensation for the risk that investors take. While investors stand a moderate chance of losing money in the short term, holding investments over the very long term can nearly guarantee a long-run positive return.

Lots of smart people will have financial predictions about what the new year will bring, but the future is never certain. Instead, stick to what you can control – a proper investment game plan based on hard evidence.