 30 September 2020 Investing involves the risk that your capital goes down as well as up; you may get back less than you invested. The commentary below is not intended as a recommendation for you to personally buy or sell any of the investments mentioned nor to take any investment action whatsoever. Hello everyone, There has been a lot to digest since I last wrote to you in April but I think the key points are:
The two key points are clearly related: there is far more money in the system. Therefore that money is worth less than it was (supply and demand). Therefore things that are valued in money terms (like stocks and houses) are worth more. It really is that simple. There has been more nuance under the surface.  20 April 2020 Investing involves the risk that your capital goes down as well as up; you may get back less than you invested. The commentary below is not intended as a recommendation for you to personally buy or sell any of the investments mentioned nor to take any investment action whatsoever. Hello everyone, My ‘cautiously optimistic base case’ outlined in my March 9th email that the lows were in was clearly wrong. This was principally because I underestimated the impact of the coronavirus on the behaviour of governments and people. Nevertheless, one of my key justifications for buying into the weakness was correct: central banks would take huge steps to support economies and, by extension, stock prices. The lesson may be that timing the market is incredibly difficult but buying stocks on weakness is usually a good idea.  This article is not intended to be financial advice specific to your particular circumstances.
Written by Scott Tindle, CFA March 24, 2020 Is now the time to buy stocks?  The below is not meant to be investment advice specific to any individual; it is for informational purposes only. What happened? In an echo of the Woodford affair from earlier this year, one of Britain’s largest fund managers has blocked investors from withdrawing their money. The affected fund - the M&G Property Portfolio Fund – has about £2.5 billion in it and much of it is owned by everyday UK investors like you.  The below is not meant to be investment advice specific to any individual; it is for informational purposes only. What happened? Investors in the main fund of Woodford Investment Management have, since early June, been blocked from withdrawing their money. This news made headlines in the UK because Woodford is a household name in the UK investing industry and many people are invested in his fund. Often, they invested with the help of an investment service like Hargreaves Landsdown – which recommended the fund on its ‘Best Buy’ list. In other cases, people invested in the fund on the advice of their financial adviser |