I just received an email from 7IM about today’s markets.  They write; Clients need only to read the news to worry about their investments right now. It’s no leap at all to consider whether a move to cash is a good move. In the context of long term returns, there is a simple answer to […]

Well that’s another year over. And a tumultuous one its been, too.  Not just for ABFM but the country as a whole. The Brexit negotiations seem to have taken up most of the front pages of the papers and despite all the travels between London and Brussels, we seem no nearer to a solution that […]

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. Thomas A Edison, 11 February, 1847 – 18 October, 1931) who was an American inventor and businessman.

Up until now all my blogs have been about financial services with a bit of motivation thrown in midweek. Today I thought, it would be nice to change the topic somewhat by making mention of the Westerton Male Voice Choir, (of which I am a member) and the Choir’s Christmas Concert which took place last […]

In our last blog we looked at why an active rebalancing policy is essential and why is balance so important?  Now we will consider why an unbalanced portfolio is more risky and how it works.  Let now continue. Why is an unbalanced portfolio more risky? Seduced by high returns, an investment manager might be tempted […]

08″Do or do not, there is no try”. Yoda who is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.