Chasing Alpha: Fools Gold!
As an investor you are constantly inundated with information: Where is the market heading, top 5 buys, top 5 sells etc. This clamour will increase in pitch as we approach the end of the year with predictions for which way the market is headed next year, it will roll in to it elections, status of large projects, weather predictions etc. and yet somehow there will still be several unanticipated events – some government falling, attack or sanction by the UN / USA and everything will be abuzz and different to the predictions anyway. This will all be exciting and exhilarating stuff, calling out to all investors to keep watching the latest updates. We have been saying for many years, it makes sense for the media to turn finance and investing into entertainment, to get more eyeballs and therefore advertising big bucks for them. Clearly, it is a self-serving purpose and they are not really doing you any favour.
From Rags to Riches to Rags
Among wealth advisers there is a saying, the first generation makes it, the second spends it and the third blows it.
Putting the human into investing
What’s the ideal investment strategy? Is now a good time to be in shares? How do you get a decent return on cash investments? Should currency risk be hedged?
Questions of this kind, often seen in the financial media, tend to confuse means with ends. The answer in every case is “it depends”.
World-Class Investment Solutions
Alman Partners vision is to be the firm our community turns to for world class investment solutions
The Oracle of Omaha
When the media raises the subject of beating the market through astute stock picking, the name ‘Warren Buffett’ is usually cited. But what does this legendary investor actually say about the smart way to invest?