What Makes A Good Investor?
Grey is the new gold! There will be as many opinions about what makes a good investor as there are investors. Here's mine.
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INVESTMENT BLOG
The Latest on Equities, Bonds, Economics, Behavioural Investing, Climate Change & More
Peter Elston
- Oct 27, 2022
- 5 min
Wealth Managers May Need A Complete Rethink
Persistent high inflation will make a mockery of balanced and risk rated funds
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Peter Elston
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Extreme Hubris
Blue Whale's Steven Yiu may come to regret his decision to call publicly for 'most active managers to quit'
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Peter Elston
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
Tools of the Trade
In this post I set out a classification scheme for publicly available investment funds. It is hoped this can provide those readers who ...
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Peter Elston
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
In my Last Word column in May this year I wrote about investment fund blow-ups, with a focus on the debacle of Allianz’s Structured Alpha...
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Peter Elston
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
When 'Bets' Go Wrong
Readers of this column will know I am an advocate for better protection of amateur investors. But what about the professionals who either...
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Peter Elston
- Feb 1, 2020
- 3 min
Education, Education, Education
It always saddens me when I hear about small investors having lost, perhaps irretrievably, a sizeable portion of their net worth, in...
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Peter Elston
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
Take a Stand Against Mediocrity
The investment profession is one I have often said that I both love and loath. I love the company or country analysis; and the fact that...
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Peter Elston
- Mar 1, 2019
- 4 min
The Myths and Misunderstandings Behind Active Share
The issue of closet tracker funds charging high fees for poor performance has been a recent gripe of the Financial Conduct Authority. It...
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Peter Elston
- Dec 1, 2018
- 3 min
Lessons from Scandinavia
The fund industry is not like other industries. With most consumer products, you know what you are getting. Furthermore, if they break,...
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Peter Elston
- Aug 1, 2018
- 3 min
The Benefits of Smaller Fund Size
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. It is well...
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Peter Elston
- Aug 1, 2017
- 4 min
An Attack on Poor Active Management
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. I abhor poor...
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Peter Elston
- Aug 1, 2017
- 2 min
Interesting Anomaly with Respect to Global Fund Managers’ AUM Rankings
I mentioned at the start of this letter that we had been shortlisted for two prestigious awards. We were nominated in two of 18...
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Peter Elston
- Apr 1, 2017
- 6 min
Is a Computer Going to Steal my Job as a Fund Manager?
Question: what is significant about the dates February 1996, October 2015 and January 2017? Answer: these were the dates on which, for...
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Peter Elston
- May 1, 2016
- 9 min
Introduction of New Investment Process – One Year On
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. Our new...
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Peter Elston
- Apr 1, 2016
- 5 min
Multi-Asset and the Changing Nature of Asset Allocation
Financial advisers will be only too aware that the difference between a comfortable retirement and an uncomfortable one is almost too...
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Peter Elston
- Apr 1, 2016
- 5 min
The Relevance of Multi-Asset Investing
We all know that the difference between a comfortable retirement and an uncomfortable one is almost too huge to contemplate. And yet you...
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Peter Elston
- Sep 1, 2015
- 3 min
Response to FT Adviser Article
From Seneca Investment Managers' public marketing material. Seneca is now part of Momentum Global Investment Management. My attention was...
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Peter Elston
- Dec 1, 2010
- 4 min
A Bit of Maths Will Help Clarify Fund Fee Picture
How should you judge whether a fund’s fees are worth paying? This can be a very hard question to answer in an industry where the...
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Peter Elston
- Sep 1, 2010
- 4 min
Study Finds Good Predictor of Fund Performance
Is it possible to find a simple measure that identifies skilful active managers and thus funds that will produce good returns?...
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