by Emily Ryan | Dec 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Mark Twain was a great author but ‘stupendously incompetent’ when it came to investing, according to a feature in Time magazine earlier this year. Twain lost a fortune on an array of 19th-century start-ups based on such products as a steam pulley, a...
by Emily Ryan | Oct 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
We associate herding with animals. Actually, herding is evident in the human world; in business, in the consumer world and particularly in investing. What is herding and why does it happen? And why do herds often form on the basis of such little information? Why do...
by Emily Ryan | Jul 18, 2016 | Financial Planning
Peter Thornhill has been preaching the Gospel of Australian Index Shares for more than 30 years now, and the message has been unwavering. Shares in the Australian Index are the safest form of investment one can make. With many people scared of shares after prices...