GYC Insights
Articles on real-life financial issues written to educate and enlighten.
Are Bonds Really Safe?
Bonds are commonly considered safer investments than stocks, but this is not necessarily the case.
Our 'Market Forecast' for 2019
Expert market forecasters have an average accuracy of only 45%. Why do you still want to listen to them?
Don't Mix Up Wants and Goals
If your only goal in investing is making more money, you are setting yourself up for failure.
Why you need to keep calm in turbulent markets
Markets may seem scary right now, but there is no need to panic.
Investing, Like Life, Is Always Uncertain
Investing is inherently uncertain. As in life, you will never be able to know exactly what will happen, but that should not stop you from investing.
Winter is Coming
There are signs that the more than 30-year bond bull market is finally turning.
Is studying hard the key to investment success?
We are all familiar with the mantra that if we study hard, we will be able to do well. But is this also true for investing?
Doomsday warnings - what should you do?
The financial news is full of shocking pronouncements of doom. Should you be worried yet?
What Wine Can Teach Us About Investing
A great number of variables play a part in determining whether a wine will turn out to be great, good, or mediocre. Similar levels of care are also critical to good investment outcomes.
Children Can Teach You About Money
Having children forces you to reconsider the ways you spend your money.
Investing in Property - Things to Consider
Before you jump on the investment property bandwagon, here are some questions you should ask yourself.
Love Your Country, But Beware of Over-Concentration!
It is well and good to love your country. However, loving a single country’s stock market too much is a whole other issue.
Timeless Styles and Fickle Fashions
The fashion industry is often fickle with its ever-changing trends. The same happens in the financial industry. But some strategies - like some styles - have endured the test of time.
Bad news sells
Why doesn't the media run more good news? One view is that bad news sells. The danger comes when the emotions generated by bad news prompt investors to make changes to their portfolios.
Building a 'Fire and Forget' Investment Strategy
Some investors swear by just buying a bunch of blue chip stocks and leaving it alone to grow your wealth. Is this really a sound strategy, and does it work all the time?
Fool's Errand? Predicting the World Cup winners, and the market
Sports outcomes, like investments, are always nearly impossible to predict. If you wouldn’t gamble on sports forecasts, you shouldn’t gamble on market predictions.
How Do You Profit in a Trade War?
Politics and trade issues have entered financial headlines once more. But can anyone try to pre-empt and position themselves for what could happen in the market, in a way that would let them profit from those predictions before others do?