This week, Tesco released its annual profits. The announcement itself didn’t make me rush to buy Tesco shares but revealed two lessons that are fundamental to investing. Lesson 1: Understand the REAL inflation rate Long-standing followers of my commentary will...
Taxes are one of three major leakages from our wealth – the other two being fees and inflation. Read my piece on how to reduce fees and this one on turning inflation to our advantage. Any time we allow a leakage to persist, we’re actively allowing money...
Diversification is the initial building block I learnt in my first job in the investment industry. Not only is it necessary for a properly set-up portfolio, it’s the holy grail of investing. Why? Because diversification cuts overall risk and enhances returns...
The Rule of 100 is widely used by IFAs or Wealth Managers (WM) as a way to invest your money. As illustrated in the graphic below, it goes like this … Subtract your age from 100 That gives the % of your portfolio to have in Stocks (shares) The remaining %...
The chart below caught my eye this week. It summarises why you need to own REAL assets (defined below) … It shows that over 30 years, the real value of cash declined by 52%, whilst the real value of stocks appreciated 681%. The chart uses US data (US dollar...
