Stephen Sutherland

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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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Tags: ISA investing tips, Investment strategy, Behavioural Investing, Achieving your investment goals

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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Tags: Better performance, ISA growth, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

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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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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Tags: Investment funds, Better performance, ISA growth, Investment strategy, Achieving your investment goals

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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