A couple of weeks back I sat on a panel discussion on robo advice hosted by investment bank Liberum – fellow panellists included Adam French of Scaleable Capital and Paolo Savini Nicci of MoneyFarm. Surrounded by a wide array of… Continue reading →
I freely admit to being a bit of a volatility nerd. On my watchlist I have the real time data for the US fear Gauge index, the Vix. I check the level every few days, looking out for signs of… Continue reading →
In the Financial Times, this coming weekend, I’m running a short Adventurous column based on a recent interview with Rajiv Jain, of Florida based fund EM equities manager GQG. I’ve long meant to talk to Rajiv, not least because two… Continue reading →
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be introducing a fellow blogger here on The Adventurous Investor, Frank Buhagiar. I’ve known Frank for many years and like me, he’s obsessed by investment trusts. Crucially, Frank spent 16 years as a private client… Continue reading →
No one needs any reminder that the housing market is broken. The CPS, a right wing leaning free market think tank put out an article only yesterday which quite rightly pointed out that when people inveigh against evil capitalism and… Continue reading →
I’m a long-term fan of investing in infrastructure funds, especially the listed ones which have become insanely popular on the LSE. I’ve invested in a great many of them over the last five years but in the last couple of… Continue reading →
Even though I’ve traditionally tended to write for IFA friendly publications, my favourite subjects have always tended to elicit horror amongst most financial professionals. ETFs – complex stuff involving derivatives. Investment Trusts – listed funds, no trail. Structured Products –… Continue reading →
One of the great investment stories of our age is the scramble for yield. For the first few years, this immense global trade pretty much passed me by. I’m one of those good old fashioned equity investor types who focuses… Continue reading →
Readers will know that I try and keep a tab on the latest new funds on the London market but even I sometimes manage to miss a few fund which sneak by my radar. A few days ago for instance… Continue reading →
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