9 MINUTES / VIDEO
Idle cash: the psychology of investing
Inactivity in the market and a fear of decision-making costs the average investor 3 per cent every year. Can the key to understanding the market come from understanding our own psychology?
3 MINUTES / INFOGRAPHIC
Indecision makes you poorer
Cash vs bonds & equities - which is safest long-term?
3 MINUTES / ARTICLE
Equities are the ultimate long game
When the US business school NYU Stern looked at the performance of equities from 1928 to 2023 it calculated that $100 invested in the S&P 500 during that time would have grown to $787,018 by 2023 with dividends reinvested.
3 MINUTES / ARTICLE
There is a bond for every desired investment outcome
Bonds have long been thought of as a bit dull — there to generate some income and reduce overall portfolio volatility while equities do the heavy lifting of capital growth. But that is only part of the story.
3 MINUTES / ANIMATED ARTICLE
A resilient portfolio is built on bonds
Traditionally, the ideal investment portfolio was split, with a typical 60 per cent in equities for capital appreciation and 40 per cent in bonds for capital preservation and to mitigate the higher risk and volatility of shares.
4 MINUTES / ANIMATED ARTICLE
Avoiding the cash trap
Cash is seen by most investors as the safest asset. But for high-net-worth investors, having too much cash in a portfolio can stop them from generating long-term wealth.
3 MINUTES / ARTICLE
Sitting on cash could cost high net worth investors dearly
High net worth investors who hold a large percentage of their savings in cash or money market funds risk missing out on the potential for sizable gains in bond markets.