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Bitcoin and Bandwagons
Over the past few weeks and months, it may have appeared that making big money in markets is easy – just buy Tesla or Bitcoin and you are sure to double your money! These are certainly not recommendations; this is…
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Who Packed your Parachute
None of the Private Capital team has ever jumped out of a plane; Rick said when we asked him, “If the plane is going to land, I’ve always thought it was a bit silly”! If we were to jump, one…
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Read moreThe Needle in Goldman Sachs’ Haystack
At Private Capital the financial planning advice we offer expats in Hong Kong is not limited to advising them on which stocks they should own and which they should avoid. This is not without good reason. The random walk of…
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Star Manager’s going Supernova
Fund managers that reliably outperform are few and far between, difficult to identify in advance and ultimately destined to stop outperforming – sometimes in spectacular fashion. Regardless, active management is always keen to wax lyrical about any given star manager’s…
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Read moreWaiting for the Storm to Pass
Our other article on the guide to Spring Cleaning your finances, over the other articles we will be expanding on the recommendations, where appropriate. Our first tip was to “Do Nothing”. Expanding on this may at first…
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Note to Self: 10 things to remember as and when markets fall.
It is an inevitable part of investing that at some point markets will fall by an alarming – if not unexpected – degree. We haven’t seen large market falls for a decade. We should expect that we will. When, and…
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Read moreWhat You Should Do in Response to Market Volatility
Even the most patient investors may begin to doubt the soundness of their investment strategy when the markets become as turbulent and perplexing as they have over multiple periods. Over the years, we have witnessed a number of challenging markets…
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