Over the last month the S&P500 has had a sharp fall followed by a sharp rise, as have most other equity indices around the world. Two weeks ago I suggested then that equity markets had a little further to fall and that there was a high probability that this would be followed by a short…
Kicking right off where I left last week, I’m turning my focus back to the Robin Bowerman article called – The perils of market-timing and over-confidence. If you haven’t read the article, you can do so here. https://www.vanguardinvestments.com.au/retail/ret/articles/insights/smart-investing/The-perils-of-market-timing-and-over-confidence.jsp?utm_source=SmartInvesting&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=October2014 I agree with Robin that humans can certainly suffer from over-confidence and “illusory superiority” in many parts…
Let me start by saying that I have immense respect for these two high profile participants in the Australian investing landscape, Robin Bowerman and Chris Cuffe, and the American forefather of index investing mentioned in the article, John Bogle. However these sorts of articles, and plenty are put out there by the investing industry, are…
The ASX200 (XJO) has had a torrid time over the last seven weeks falling 491 points, or 8.65%, from a high of 5679 to Friday’s close of 5188. The question on everybody’s mind is whether the stock market decline will continue from here or whether this is it? In short, the charts are telling us…
Here at Share Wealth Systems we take great pride in the development and implementation of robust mechanical trading and investing strategies. I am continually asked about the development and design of these strategies, and I have written many posts and articles about the topic and done many presentations to audiences, 3rd party associations and organisations. This…
