5 key factors that can affect your investment risk tolerance

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 30, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

Recently we looked at how investors can begin to assess their tolerance of investment risk. In this post we'll examine five key factors you would need to consider in more detail.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday June 30th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 30, 2012 @ 11:28 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive. 

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Stock Market Summary Friday June 29th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Jun 29, 2012 @ 11:33 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday June 28th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 @ 11:15 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Can the stock market still deliver strong investment returns?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 @ 01:00 PM

In my last post I looked at the resilience of the stock market and its ability to not only survive turmoil, including recessions, wars and natural disasters, but thrive in the ensuing years.

In this post, we'll look at the strong investment returns delivered by the stock market in the decades immediately following periods of poor investment performance.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday June 27th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 @ 10:48 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday June 26th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 @ 10:25 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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How resilient is the stock market?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 23, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

There's no doubt that the current climate is a difficult one for investors. But how resilient is the stock market and will it recover? In this post we'll look at the history of the market for an answer.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday June 23rd 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 23, 2012 @ 11:48 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Stock Market Summary Friday June 22nd 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Jun 22, 2012 @ 11:42 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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When is the best time to invest?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 02:00 PM

We can all agree that the best time to invest is right at the bottom of the market and the point of maximum financial risk is right at the market's top.

The challenge investors face is that when the market is at its bottom, people don't ‘feel’ like investing. And when the market is at its top, most investors find it hard not to buy – again because of how they ‘feel.’  All too often investors are influenced by short-term market movements rather than focusing on the longer-term trend and how this fits with their own investment objectives.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday June 21st 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 21, 2012 @ 11:32 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday June 20th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 @ 12:15 PM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Assessing your tolerance of investment risk

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Tue, Jun 19, 2012 @ 03:48 PM
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Stock Market Summary Tuesday June 19th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Jun 19, 2012 @ 11:40 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Is now a bad time to invest?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 16, 2012 @ 01:02 PM

This is definitely a difficult time to invest. It’s easy to be put off by the markets sudden rises and falls – you will need to keep a clear head when many people are losing theirs. It’s also worth remembering that there can be opportunities when it looks like a bad time to invest.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday June 16th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 16, 2012 @ 11:46 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Friday June 15th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 @ 11:23 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Behavioural Investing - Try the 3 question MIT test

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

I recently read a great book called Behavioural Investing written by James Montier and I learned something I would like to share with you. Psychologists have suggested that we have two different systems embedded within our minds. One system is emotional, and the other logical. In this post, we'll look at behavioural investing and the dangers of letting your emotions get in the way of your investment decisions.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday June 14th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 @ 12:19 PM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday June 13th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 @ 11:16 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Your ISA investment returns and The Performance Quadrant

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Jun 12, 2012 @ 01:31 PM

Are you looking for impressive ISA investment returns over the long-term? If so, it’s important to know that, when investing for growth, the size of your annual returns will always depend on four factors. These form The Performance Quadrant.

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday June 12th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Jun 12, 2012 @ 11:06 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Is the extra cost of active fund management justified?

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

Recently we looked more closely at the fund charges faced by investors. In this post we'll consider whether the cost of active fund management can be justified when compared to the charges made by passive funds.

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Tags: ISA investing tips, Investment funds, ISA growth, Investment strategy

Stock Market Summary Saturday June 9th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 @ 10:51 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Friday June 8th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Jun 08, 2012 @ 10:39 AM

Yesterday's market action was neutral.

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Investing in adventurous high growth funds

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 07, 2012 @ 04:05 PM

Many ISA and SIPP investors actively seek out adventurous high growth funds to form part of their portfolio. While these funds can be extremely volatile in the short-term, if you hold them over the long-term and choose well, they can reap impressive returns.

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Stock Market Summary Thursday June 7th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jun 07, 2012 @ 10:17 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Stock Market Summary Wednesday June 6th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jun 06, 2012 @ 10:41 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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Fund charges explained

Posted by Paul Sutherland on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

In this post we'll look more closely at fund charges. Perhaps surprisingly, in a recent 32-page report, Promoting Trust and Transparency in the UK Investment Industry, SCM Private reported that only 19% of investors know what they pay in fund management fees. However, the survey also revealed that 89% of savers and investors would like fund managers to disclose a full breakdown of their fees.

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Stock Market Summary Tuesday June 5th 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 @ 11:37 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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An ISA investment strategy for maximising growth - 5 key steps

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 02, 2012 @ 01:30 PM

In this post we'll look at five key steps that sit at the heart of a successful ISA investment strategy. Each of these steps on its own may help you achieve better growth, however I recommend that you aim to adopt as many of them as possible.

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Stock Market Summary Saturday June 2nd 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Jun 02, 2012 @ 11:53 AM

Yesterday's market action was negative.

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Stock Market Summary Friday June 1st 2012

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Fri, Jun 01, 2012 @ 09:59 AM

Yesterday's market action was positive.

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