Can you really trust the markets?
4th December 2016
Can you really trust the markets?
4th December 2016So, can you really trust the markets? This is one of the most important questions for investors and is worth taking a bit of time to explore.
So, can you really trust the markets? This is one of the most important questions for investors and is worth taking a bit of time to explore.
In 1989 the Japanese bubble (in property and stock markets) was fully inflated. The Japanese were enjoying what they – and the rest of the world – thought was an economic miracle. Their stock market had grown a staggering 15% each year! on average over the previous 25 years, from the early 1960s. And that…
What are the chances of rolling a double six? Well that’s easy – it’s 1 in 36. The chance of rolling a six is 1 in 6 (1/6 as a fraction) . . . so the chance of rolling two sixes is 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36. Okay, so if probabilities are this easy, can…
If you – or someone you care about – is a UK investor and invested a few years back (like many people did) into one of those ‘balanced’ funds, then you should read this. But first – watch the cartoon above – it has 4 parts.
Here’s riddle number 3 in this series. What’s going on in that ‘image’ above?
Well, some advisers will tell you it is . . . Like Ron the Rhino in this FOUR part cartoon strip. Indeed, some will positively encourage you to invest your money AFTER the markets have already risen a lot. But here’s the key thing to remember.
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