“Patience and fortitude conquer all things” ( Ralph Waldo Emerson)
It’s not mentioned often enough in the financial media that many of the keys to success as a long-term investor derive from qualities that are distinctly out of tune with the times. These include patience, discipline and crucially, delayed gratification — a readiness to prioritise distant rewards over instant ones.
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We are often asked the question – How much cash should I hold in my overall portfolio? The answer to this is that it depends. The Covid 19 crisis reminds me of the famous quote attributed to Mike Tyson, “everyone has a plan until they get a punch in the face”.
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Think of investing, and people tend to think of shares. But there’s a whole range of different asset classes that you can invest your money in. Indeed, there are several different categories of shares. In the first in an occasional series exploring the basics of investing, we’re going to take a look at the main options open to you.
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There are few prospects more frightening than running out of money in later life. That’s why it’s so important to start investing early, to put enough money away, diversify your investments, control your costs and manage your behaviour.
But it’s a grave mistake to think that investing for retirement is all about money….
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