
GYC Insights
Articles on real-life financial issues written to educate and enlighten.
The Purpose of Bonds in Your Portfolio
Bonds are primarily meant to stabilise your portfolio and provide a buffer during volatility. Buying them for returns or yield can be dangerous and expose you to hidden risks.
Money is not the only thing you leave to your heirs
What financial lessons and values will your heirs inherit from you?
What Do You Do in Shaky Markets?
In volatile markets, whether investors end up making or losing money depends less on what the market is doing and more on how they react.
Why You Should Not Fear Volatile Markets
Volatile markets can be a time of opportunity rather than devastation.
Yield Curve Inversion? Read Between the Headlines
The yield curve inversion may not be the disaster it’s being made out to be
Uncertainty and the Perfect Market Timing Strategy
What’s the perfect strategy to use in an uncertain market?
Do More By Doing Nothing
The smartest investors aren't the busiest ones, but the ones who understand that all that effort can do more harm than good.
Children and Markets - Could Be The Same Thing!
Like children, markets can be temperamental and change without warning.
Discussing Wealth With Your Children
Talking about money with your children is difficult, but necessary. Here are some tips to guide you along.
Needle In a Haystack
Stock picking is looking for a needle in a haystack. Diversification is buying the whole haystack.
Following the Pied Piper
There are so many investment recommendations out there. How do you pick the right one?
Hitting 50 With No Retirement Funds!
What steps can you take in your 50s if you don’t yet have enough to retire on?
What Type of Holiday Planner Are You?
Do you plan ahead for holidays or take things as they come? What about your finances?